{"nrhp_refnum":"10000727","name":"Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"310 Genesee St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Utica","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.09934314800006,"lon":-75.24014897799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Museum of Art Building of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute at 310 Genesee Street in Utica, Oneida County, New York, designed by Philip Johnson and completed in 1960.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a significant example of modern architecture by internationally renowned architect Philip Johnson, and calls it one of his best works. Its cubic form, textured materials and functional gallery layout embody his principles of museum design. It is described as the most important twentieth-century museum in Utica and its region, and its success led to other museum commissions for Johnson.","narrative":"Set back about 100 feet from Utica's main avenue, Genesee Street, this museum building is a 115-foot-square cube designed by Philip Johnson and opened in 1960. Eight exterior concrete piers, sheathed in bronze, support four intersecting girders from which the floors and walls are suspended. The windowless walls are faced in gray Canadian granite and appear to float above a glass-walled basement and a dry moat. Inside, a two-story central court with a skylight, travertine floors, teak panels and a double staircase organizes the surrounding galleries. A 271-seat auditorium sits at the center of the lower levels. Johnson received the commission in 1955, and a model was shown at the 1958 Brussels World Fair. The building is recognized as an example of modern architecture and as one of Johnson's best works. It also led to further museum commissions, including those in Fort Worth, Lincoln and Washington, D.C. It remains the home of the Institute's Museum of Art.","period_of_significance":"1960","architect_builder":"Phillip Johnson","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Second Generation Modern","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a museum; a 1995 education wing connects it to Fountain Elms and is counted as non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.153857-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000727.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000727/3790876c3c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000727/3790876c3c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munson-Williams-Proctor_Arts_Institute,_Utica_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munson-Williams-Proctor_Arts_Institute,_Utica_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320233","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munson-Williams-Proctor_Arts_Institute","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2999262"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/munson-williams-proctor-arts-institute-10000727/"}