Strathmore, or Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision, is a

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in the southwest of

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. It is a mostly

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neighborhood that has many houses from the early and middle of the twentieth century. The subdivision was planned by 1917 and developed in 1919 by Clark & Porter, Inc. Marketing materials stated "...no smoke, no dirt, no fogs, no two-family or apartment houses, no business places of any kind, nothing but homes." an
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and

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Summit Avenue residential neighborhood on the other side of

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and Hiawatha Lake, Strathmore was marketed as "an exclusive residential district" when it officially opened on September 27, 1919. It attracted solidly

and

residents into various enclaves such as Robineau Road. The original advertisement flyer proclaimed "There can be no cheap homes in Strathmore by the Park", referring to Onondaga Park. Strathmore was zoned strictly residential, allowing for only single-family homes with a

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. It also contains many rental properties in the "less greater" section past Summit Ave. Today, the neighborhood remains desirable and attracts a diverse, solidly middle and upper middle class population of white collar, academic, and

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professionals. Strathmore is characterized by its Garden City town planning principles, bucolic tree-lined streets, and residential architecture of well-built

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, Georgian, Federal, Norman French, Tudor, and

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style homes. During the annual Strathmore House Tour, five renovated houses are open to the public. In 1987, Onondaga Park became an official Syracuse Historic Preservation District. It was added to the

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in 2006. Strathmore homes designed by

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which are listed on the

are: * Clark House, 105 Strathmore Drive * Dunfee House, 206 Summit Avenue * Fairchild House, 111 Clairmont Ave * Hunziker House, 265 Robineau Road * Porter House, 106 Strathmore Drive * Sanford House, 211 Summit Ave * Stowell House, 225 Robineau Road *

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, 176 Robineau Road Other listings on the National Register of Historic Places are the Huntley Apartments, Onondaga Highlands-Swaneola Heights Historic District,

, and Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision.

References

External links

Official Site of the Greater Strathmore Neighborood Association
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