Syracuse station (New York Central Railroad)
Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 800 Erie Boulevard East and 400 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Charter Communications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 24, 1936[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 29, 1962[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 815 Erie Boulevard East and 400 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°3′3.7908″N 76°8′23.5896″W / 43.051053000°N 76.139886000°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Art Deco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 09000701[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | September 11, 2009[2] |
New York Central Railroad Passenger Station is a former railroad station in Syracuse, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2009.[2] The former station currently is the home to Spectrum's Central New York operations.
History
The passenger station, the third of ultimately four stations built by the New York Central Railroad to serve Syracuse, was built in 1936, when the railroad tracks that previously went through the city of Syracuse via Washington Street, at grade with pedestrians and automobiles, were elevated above city streets. It is of Art Deco design. Both the station and the new elevated route opened for business on September 24, 1936.
In 1962, after the purchase of the rail right-of-way near the 1936 passenger station by
The passenger building was renovated from 2001 to 2003 by
See also
- List of RHPs in Syracuse
- Railroads in Syracuse, New York
- Syracuse station (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad)
References
- ^ a b Diddle, Fritz (2004). "Communication Station". Empire Business. p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for April 30, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. April 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ a b c Anthony Opalka and Katelin Olsen (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-16. and Accompanying 19 photos, exterior and interior, from 2008 (see captions on page 31 of text document)
- ^ TWC Central New York / Syracuse (Contact Us)
- ^ "New York to spend $1.5 million to restore unused Syracuse train platform". 26 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Syracuse station (New York Central) at Wikimedia Commons