Doyle Hardware Building
Why it's listed
Occupying the west side of First Street between Main and Broad streets in Utica, this four-story brick complex began as a ready-made clothing factory. It was built in three phases: the Main Street section in 1881, a middle addition in the 1880s-90s, and the Broad Street section in 1901. The structure has load-bearing brick walls, heavy timber framing, a flat roof and limestone foundations. The Broad Street facades recall Chicago School commercial design, with cast-stone Tuscan columns at the entrance. Inside, exposed brick, wood floors, original stairwells, office partitions and a water-powered elevator mechanism survive. Clothing was made here until the early 1930s, and later the building served as a hardware storage and distribution site. It was listed for its link to Utica's textile and clothing industry and its role in Bagg's Square's industrial growth, and as the work of local architect Frederick H. Gouge. It is currently vacant.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an intact industrial building from the period when Utica was a national leader in textile and clothing manufacture. It is also a representative example of the industrial work of Utica architect Frederick H. Gouge. As the only surviving clothing factory in Bagg's Square East, it reflects the area's early twentieth-century industrial growth.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 93000498, listed June 10, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 330--334 Main St., Utica |
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| County | Oneida County |
| Listed | June 10, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000498 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1881-1934 |
| Architect / builder | Gouge, Frederick H. (Architect) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century, Commercial Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function is listed as vacant/not in use; the interior is largely unaltered apart from some modern partitions, and the first-story doors and windows are largely boarded over. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Within district | Bagg's Square East Historic District |
| Coordinates | 43.10359, -75.22376 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93000498.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5303749
- This listing as JSON
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