William J. Gillett House
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| Location | 515 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°2′22″N 76°9′31″W / 43.03944°N 76.15861°W |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Gillett, William J. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 06, 1982 |
The William J. Gillett House, also known as Trinity Exchange Shop Building or William J. Gillett Residence, is a building in Syracuse, New York. It was designed by William J. Gillett.
History and description[edit]
Gillett was born in 1840 and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He designed and built this house ca. 1875, and died in 1903.[2][3]
The house continued as a private residence until 1957, when it was purchased by the neighboring Trinity Episcopal Church. The church used the downstairs as a thrift shop, and rented apartments on the second floor.[4]
It was listed in 1982 for its architecture.[5] A local neighborhood group purchased the property, along with the Trinity Episcopal Church next door, in 2018.[2] They expected to begin stabilization and renovations of the structure in 2023.[2]
The city conducted an "emergency partial demolition" of the structure in December 2023, citing extensive deterioration.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c Boyer, Jeremy (20 October 2023). "Efforts to save historic Syracuse house languish. Will it survive?". Syracuse Post-Standard. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Help save 515 West Onondaga Street". Facebook. Syracuse History. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "City starts partial demolition of historic Syracuse house over owner's objections". VN Explorer. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Janette Johnstone and Alice Jean Stuart (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William J. Gillett House / Trinity Exchange Shop Building". Retrieved 2009-01-02. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1980
- ^ Boyer, Jeremy (14 December 2023). "City starts partial demolition of historic Syracuse house over owner's objections". Syracuse.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Chris Baker, David Haas, Katrina Tulloch. "Syracuse's Gillett House stands on brink of rebirth". YouTube. Syracuse.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Second Empire architecture in New York (state)
- Houses completed in 1877
- Houses in Syracuse, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
- 1877 establishments in New York (state)
- Onondaga County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs