{"nrhp_refnum":"97000078","name":"Poehlman House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2654 E. Genesee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Syracuse","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":43.04393497400008,"lon":-76.11047004799997,"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 brick house at 2654 East Genesee Street in the Scottholm tract of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, built in 1919 and designed by Ward Wellington Ward, with a rear garage also designed by Ward.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact, representative example of Ward Wellington Ward's residential architecture in Syracuse under Criterion C. It retains distinctive Ward features such as leaded glass windows, a decorative front bay, flush front gables, built-ins, exposed ceiling beams and a tunnel-like stairwell. It retains integrity of construction, form, materials and detailing inside and out.","narrative":"Built in 1919 at 2654 East Genesee Street in Syracuse, this two-story brick house blends Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts influences. It sits in the Scottholm tract, an exclusive neighborhood developed in 1914, where about a dozen other houses by the same architect, Ward Wellington Ward, stand within a few blocks. The house was designed for Frederick J. Poehlman, a partner in a retail shoe company and later president of a hardware specialties manufacturer. Notable exterior features include a projecting front bay, flush cross gables with Ward's circle designs, round-arched gable windows and leaded glass from the Keck studio. Inside, the original plan survives, along with a brick fireplace, exposed beams, built-in cabinets and a narrow, arched stairwell. A frame garage, also designed by Ward, contributes to the property. Around 1970 a side porch was enclosed and a rear porch added. It was listed for its architecture as an intact example of Ward's work.","period_of_significance":"1919","architect_builder":"Ward, Ward Wellington","architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts/Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition inside and out, in use as a single dwelling; porches were enclosed and the kitchen and baths remodelled around 1970.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.927732-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000078.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000078/ff010cc209-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000078/ff010cc209-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PoehlmanHs2008pic1sm.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:PoehlmanHs2008pic1sm.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000407","name":"Scottholm Tract Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/scottholm-tract-historic-district-12000407/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314033","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poehlman_House_(Syracuse,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7207334"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/poehlman-house-97000078/"}