{"nrhp_refnum":"97000074","name":"Spencer House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"114 Dorset Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Syracuse","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":43.03299191100007,"lon":-76.12631622399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story masonry house with stucco siding at 114 Dorset Road in the Berkeley Park subdivision on Syracuse's east side, built in 1913 for Louis R. Spencer. It was designed by Ward Wellington Ward and has a matching masonry garage.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C as an intact, representative example of Ward Wellington Ward's residential architecture in Syracuse. It keeps its original plan, finishes and distinctive details, including the green Mercer tile fireplace and wood trellises. The garage echoes the house and contributes to the property.","narrative":"Built in 1913 at 114 Dorset Road in Syracuse's Berkeley Park neighborhood, this two-story stucco-covered masonry house was designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward for Louis R. Spencer, president of the Spencer Clothing Co. The rectangular, front-gabled house has a massive chimney in each gable end, wide eaves with a dentil-like pattern, and a full-width shed-roofed porch with fluted columns and wood trellises in a bound sheaf design. Inside, the living room centers on a fireplace faced in unglazed green Mercer tiles, and the dining room has exposed ceiling beams and a broad window seat. A masonry garage, also designed by Ward, echoes the house. The Spencers sold the property in 1920, and Dr. Herbert O. Brust, a founder of Crouse Irving Hospital, lived there until 1960. The house was listed as an intact and representative example of Ward's residential work, with original plan and finishes preserved in its principal rooms.","period_of_significance":"1913","architect_builder":"Ward, Ward Wellington","architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts/Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good inside and out. The form says historic integrity is very good, with some kitchen and bathroom alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.501476-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000074.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000074/7445af1967-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000074/7445af1967-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spencer_House_and_garage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:Spencer_House_and_garage.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011439","name":"Westcott-University Neighborhood Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/westcott-university-neighborhood-historic-district-100011439/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314031","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_House_(Syracuse,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7576086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/spencer-house-97000074/"}