Hawley-Green Street Historic District
Why it's listed
Hawley-Green Street Historic District occupies part of Syracuse's near northeast side and holds about fifty mostly residential buildings along Hawley and Green Streets and nearby McBride, Howard and Lodi Streets. Nearly every popular style from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries appears, from modest Greek Revival cottages of the 1840s and 1850s to the Italianate Beadle houses, a Queen Anne mansion with a cylindrical tower built in 1890, a Romanesque double residence, and a Second Empire house. Greenway Place, built in 1882 on the site of a brewery, began as fourteen individually sold Second Empire units and later received Tudor facades. The area grew with Irish, German and native-born settlers from the 1850s, and streetcar and trolley lines encouraged professionals to settle along Green Street. Its mix of rowhouses and mansions shows a range of income groups. Decades of apartment conversion and deterioration have left many buildings altered, yet the district remains one of the few intact residential areas on the northeast side, and recent restorations show renewed local interest.
Significance in brief: The district reflects the growth of Syracuse through a blend of nineteenth and early twentieth century architectural styles. Modest rowhouses such as Greenway Place and palatial mansions on Green Street show that the area housed a wide range of income groups. It is one of the few relatively intact residential areas on the city's northeast side.
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 79001613, listed May 2, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Green St. and Hawley Ave., Syracuse |
|---|---|
| County | Onondaga County |
| Listed | May 2, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001613 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899, 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Horatio Nelson White (possibly, for 209 Green Street); Archimedes Russell (attributed, 306 North McBride); Erwin M. Allen (builder of one Green Street house, 1883) |
| Architectural style | Mixed nineteenth and early twentieth century styles: Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Eastlake, Tudor |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition rated fair and altered; most buildings are occupied, many larger houses have been divided into apartments, and some restoration has begun, including the Beadle Houses and 209 Green Street. |
| Acreage | 12 |
| Coordinates | 43.05434, -76.14063 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79001613.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14706333
- This listing as JSON
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