{"nrhp_refnum":"90000695","name":"Sweet Memorial Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"821 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Phoenix","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.229161171000044,"lon":-76.29903816799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Neoclassical municipal building at 821 Main Street in the village of Phoenix, Oswego County, New York, built in 1929 and designed by Syracuse architect Albert L. Brockway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of a modestly scaled Neoclassical public building of the 1920s, with Colonial Revival interiors and high-quality construction. It also memorializes Congressman Thaddeus C. Sweet, a leading local citizen who helped rebuild the village after the 1916 fire.","narrative":"Built in 1929 on Main Street in Phoenix, Oswego County, this two-story brick municipal building houses the village offices and a public auditorium. It is T-shaped, with an office block facing the street and the auditorium forming the stem. Cast stone trim made in Syracuse frames a central portico with Ionic columns and a pediment. Inside, the board room has a Colonial Revival mantel beneath a painting of Congressman Thaddeus C. Sweet that was hung at the 1929 dedication. The auditorium keeps its maple floor and original finishes. Syracuse architect Albert L. Brockway designed the building. It commemorates Sweet, a Phoenix native who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly and later in Congress, and who led efforts to rebuild the village after the 1916 fire. Funds were raised statewide for a municipal building, and the project was revived after his death in 1928. It is valued as a well-preserved example of 1920s Neoclassical public architecture.","period_of_significance":"1929","architect_builder":"Brockway, Albert L.; Architect.","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as city hall (village offices and auditorium); retains a high degree of integrity with only minor changes such as carpeting, new auditorium light fixtures and several new exterior doors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.957025-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90000695.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000695/42a9ba7326-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000695/42a9ba7326-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jpeelman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sweet_Memorial_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jpeelman</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:Sweet_Memorial_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320889","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Memorial_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7655419"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/sweet-memorial-building-90000695/"}