The Barnes-Hiscock House (also known as the Corinthian Club) is a historic building located at 930 James Street in Syracuse, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 2010.[1]
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| Location | 930 James Street, Syracuse, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°3′26″N 76°8′12″W / 43.05722°N 76.13667°W |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architect | Joseph Lyman Silsbee |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000512[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 2010 |
Description and history edit
It was built in 1851-1853 by industrialist and abolitionist George Barnes, in an Italian villa style. It was later the home of Frank H. Hiscock, "who served as the chief justice of the New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, and who with his wife Mary Elizabeth remodeled it in the Colonial Revival style in the 1890s."[2][3] Renovations on the home were completed for the Barnes family under the direction of architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee in 1878 and 1882. The home was subsequently enlarged and significantly altered to its current Classical Revival appearance for the Hiscock family by architect's Green and Wicks of Buffalo.
The house was the primary asset of the Corinthian Club, a private women's club which had occupied the building since its founding in 1949, but which faced severe financial difficulty in 2009.[3][4] The club was named for the Corinthian-style pillars gracing the front of the mansion, which were added in the 1890s renovation.
References edit
- ^ a b "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for August 6, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. August 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "Press Release - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ a b Dick Case (July 25, 2009). "Syracuse's Corinthian Club Faces Financial Stress".
- ^ Evamaria Hardin (February 1993). Syracuse landmarks: an AIA guide to downtown and historic neighborhoods. ISBN 9780815625995.
External links edit
- The George and Rebecca Barnes Foundation, located inside the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion, owns the building and hosts tours, historical lectures and other events to raise money for restoration and maintenance of the building.
- Barnes Hiscock Mansion
- Facebook page relating to the house