The Syndicate, built in 1907, is a building that has stood as a historic landmark in downtown

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. The detailed

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ornamentation still stands out as a significant glimpse into the style of an earlier time. The building declined in the 1950s and 1960s and became vacant in 1967 after the Scruggs Vandervoort & Barney department store closed in 1967. After a city request for renovation, and the demolition of its long standing neighbor, the Century Building, The Syndicate was reconstructed between 2006 and 2008 to hold

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in a mixed use project. It holds 94 condominiums, 84 apartments, street level retail, and parking on the basement and first two floors. The Syndicate Trust Building was added to the

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in 2002.

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Syndicate Condominiums

1916 - Studebaker Raffle held at Syndicate Building for joining Post "A".
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