North Salina Street Historic District

North Salina Street on Syracuse's Northside forms a commercial corridor of 98 properties, running from Union Place south to Butternut Street. Most are brick row buildings with shops at street level and apartments or offices above, a pattern that continues today. The street linked the early villages of Salina and Syracuse and became a main avenue of commerce after the city incorporated in 1848. Through much of the nineteenth century it served as the community center for German immigrants, and Italians later added Mediterranean Revival touches. Italianate buildings from the 1860s to 1880s dominate, joined by Queen Anne corner blocks with turrets, a Second Empire building, a Victorian Gothic facade and a commercial Romanesque structure. Assumption Church, built in 1865 and designed by Horatio Nelson White, is the largest building, and its domed towers are landmarks across the Northside. Two early houses, one Federal and one Greek Revival, survive among the later rows. Of the 98 properties, 85 contribute to the district's character.