Alexander Brown House

Alexander Brown House
Location 726 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°2′12.41″N 76°9′45″W / 43.0367806°N 76.16250°W / 43.0367806; -76.16250Coordinates: 43°2′12.41″N 76°9′45″W / 43.0367806°N 76.16250°W / 43.0367806; -76.16250
Built 1895
Architect Gordon Wright
Architectural style Other, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 88002376[1]
Added to NRHP November 3, 1988

The Alexander Brown House in Syracuse, New York is a Romanesque Revival sandstone and tile home built in 1895.[2] It was the home of Alexander T. Brown, co-founder of Brown-Lipe-Chapin Company, a firm that was absorbed into General Motors.[3] Brown was a successful inventor and manufacturer. He added such engineering features to the house as a hydraulic elevator and a house-wide vacuum cleaning system.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988[1] and is located at 726 West Onondaga Street in Syracuse.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Barker, Jack, Jr. (July 15, 1983). "Alexander Brown House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Alexander Brown House, at Syracuse Then And Now; see External links
  4. ↑ Drumlevitch, Mark (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alexander Brown House". Retrieved 2009-01-09. and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, from 1987

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