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Onondaga County Savings Bank Building
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Gridley Building is located in New York
Gridley Building
Location in New York
Gridley Building is located in the United States
Gridley Building
Location in the United States
Location 101 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
Built 1867
Architect Horatio Nelson White
NRHP reference No. 71000550
Added to NRHP February 24, 1971

The Gridley Building, built in 1867 and known previously as the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, is a prominent historic building on Clinton Square and Hanover Square in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was designed by Horatio Nelson White and was built adjacent to what was then the Erie Canal and is now Erie Boulevard.

History

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Onondaga County Savings Bank Building on left, facing Christmas tree on Clinton Square, in December 2007
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HABS pic in 1962

The address of the Gridley Building is 101 S. Salina Street, according to the 1970 National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Five years later, the Hanover Square Historic District nomination listed its address as 101 East Water Street.

The Syracuse Savings Bank Building is located directly across Erie Boulevard.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Influence

The architect for Gridley Building, Horatio Nelson White, also designed the Hall of Languages in 1870 with the very similar style. It was the first building on Syracuse University campus, and is often prominently displayed as a representation of the University in many forums.

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