{"nrhp_refnum":"10000590","name":"Onondaga Highlands-Swaneola Heights Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bellevue, Onondaga, Summit, Stolp, Ruskin, Clairmonte Aves, Beverly Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Syracuse","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":43.03335081900005,"lon":-76.16691322993238,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small residential historic district in the Strathmore neighborhood in the southwest part of Syracuse, New York, developed from two adjacent tracts, Onondaga Highlands and Swaneola Heights, mainly between 1901 and 1908.","why_significant":"The visible text describes a cohesive, high-integrity neighborhood whose layout and architecture were shaped by deed restrictions, streetcar-era growth and its link to Onondaga Park. The statement of significance and criteria are in the truncated portion, so the full argument is not available. The district includes three houses by Ward Wellington Ward that are individually listed.","narrative":"This residential district in southwest Syracuse covers eight streets: Bellevue, Onondaga, Summit, Stolp, Ruskin and Clairmonte Avenues, Beverly Road and Crossett Street. It was built from two adjoining tracts, Onondaga Highlands and Swaneola Heights, mostly between 1901 and 1908. Deed restrictions banned commercial use, limited lots to one single-family house, and set minimum setbacks and house values, which produced consistent streetscapes. The district counts 260 contributing buildings, mainly houses with historic garages, plus three contributing structures including stone retaining walls along Onondaga and Bellevue Avenues. Houses are largely Queen Anne and early twentieth-century revival types, including Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival and American Foursquare. Three houses designed by Syracuse architect Ward Wellington Ward are individually listed. The neighborhood borders Onondaga Park, and its mature street trees, period street lamps and changes in topography distinguish it from surrounding blocks, which contain more multi-family housing, mixed uses and vacant lots.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Ward Wellington Ward (architect of three individually listed houses within the district); other houses list individual builders and original owners","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current function is single and multiple dwelling; one inventoried house on Clairmonte Avenue is noted as vacant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.794843-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000590.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000590/c37cec5d47-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000590/c37cec5d47-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OnondagaHighlandsSwaneolaHeightsHD_bsm_2009-12-16.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doncram</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OnondagaHighlandsSwaneolaHeightsHD_bsm_2009-12-16.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320412","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onondaga_Highlands%E2%80%93Swaneola_Heights_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7094490"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/onondaga-highlands-swaneola-heights-historic-district-10000590/"}