Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended the addition of 22 properties, resources and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. They include three properties in Syracuse. The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended the addition of 22 properties, resources and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. They include three properties in Syracuse.
The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology and culture of New York State and the nation, according to a news release from Cuomo’s office. More than 120,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as components of historic districts. Property owners, municipalities and organizations from communities throughout the state sponsored the nominations.
The three recommended Central New York sites are:
- The Hawley-Green Street Historic District (Boundary Expansion), Syracuse — the expansion adds 107 contributing buildings with a rich blend of architectural styles — built from 1824 to 1930 — to the historic district originally established in 1979.
- Oak Knitting Company, Syracuse — Built in phases beginning in 1899, the mill was one of the first of many large industrial buildings constructed on the reclaimed salt flats in the northwest section of the city following the decline of the city’s early salt industry.
- The Syracuse Lighting Company Building, Syracuse — Built in six sections between 1893 and 1950, the power plant provided electricity to hundreds of industrial buildings in the city, directly affecting the growth and diversification of industry in Syracuse.
“New York’s history is this country’s history, and with the nomination of these landmarks and sites we will help ensure these parts of this state’s rich heritage are maintained and preserved for generations to come,” Cuomo said in the release. “Listing these assets on the State and National Registers of Historic Places will pay homage to historic figures and events that helped shape New York into the great state it is today, while advancing efforts to support heritage tourism statewide.”State and National Registers listings can help property owners in revitalizing buildings, making them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, the state says. Spurred by the credits administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, developers invested $550 million statewide in 2015 to revitalize properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while homeowners invested more than $12 million statewide on home improvements to help revitalize historic neighborhoods, according to the release.
Once the recommendations are approved by the state historic preservation officer, the properties are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register.
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