Hawley-Green Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
Hawley-Green Street is a compact residential neighborhood on the near northeast side of Syracuse, with about fifty buildings along Hawley and Green Streets and the adjoining parts of McBride, Howard and Lodi Streets. Nearly every popular style from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries appears here, from a few modest Greek Revival cottages of the 1840s and 1850s to the Italianate Beadle houses on Hawley Avenue. The north side of the 200 block of Green Street holds the grandest homes, including a Queen Anne house with a cylindrical tower built in 1890 for a congressman and a Romanesque residence with Eastlake porches. Greenway Place, built in 1882 as fourteen Second Empire units on the site of a brewery, was later given Tudor facades. Settlement by Irish and German immigrants began in the 1850s, and trolley lines encouraged later growth. Many large houses have since become apartments, but the district remains one of the few relatively intact residential areas in the surrounding part of the city.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to reflect Syracuse's growth through a blend of nineteenth and early twentieth century architectural styles. Modest rowhouses such as Greenway Place and large mansions on Green Street show that the area housed a wide range of income groups and ethnic backgrounds. It is also 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 100002464, listed May 18, 2018. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Bounded by Wayne, Lodi, Hawley, & N McBride Sts., Syracuse |
|---|---|
| County | Onondaga County |
| Listed | May 18, 2018 |
| Reference number | 100002464 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899, 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Horatio Nelson White (possibly, 209 Green Street); Archimedes Russell (attributed, 306 North McBride); Erwin M. Allen (builder of one Green Street house, 1883) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Eastlake, and Tudor |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition rated fair and altered; many larger houses were split into apartments and some restoration work has begun, such as the Beadle Houses and 209 Green Street. Two modern one-story buildings on Hawley Avenue are judged intrusions. |
| Acreage | 21.21 |
| Coordinates | 43.05420, -76.14110 (Wikidata) |
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 100002464.
- 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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