Hawley-Green Historic District

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A chilly day outside some rowhouses along Hawley Ave. in the Hawley-Green Neighborhood.

The Hawley-Green Historical District is in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Syracuse, New York. The name comes from the district's two principal streets, Hawley Avenue and Green Street.

1 History
2 A GLBT-friendly neighborhood
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Tucked away in a trianble one block south of James Street, the major artery of Syracuse's northeastern neighborhoods, Hawley-Green was at first home to carpenters, wagon makers, silversmiths, painters, and musicians. Its original housing stock consisted of splendid Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate-style structures, some of which stll line its charming streets. By the late nineeenth century the neighborhood had attracted more upperclass types who replaced many of the original strctures with Second Empire, Queen Anne, and the Stick Style homes. The arrival of the streetcar helped fuel this upscale transition. These newer residents were upper-class houses were doctors, lawyers, dentists, politicians, and preachers.

Today many of the larger homes have been restored, the larger ones converted into multi-unit apartment houses, the smaller ones home to a growing artistic community. The area has become famous for its "painted ladies," Victorian homes painted in pastel colors. In 1979 the district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1982 the district has also been home to the Syracuse Cultural Workers.

[edit] A GLBT-friendly neighborhood

About forty of the residents of the neighborhood are members of the Hawley-Green GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender) Neighbors. This neighborhood group promotes the neighborhood as gay-friendly. The neighborhood also has a gay bar The Tunic. Gay-owned businesses in the works include Sugarpearl, Sparkytown and the Lavender Inkwell: a women's lounge, a funky neighborhood eatery. The neighborhood is home to Syracuse's only independent bookstore with a gay focus, The Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe, located at 304 N. McBride St.