Larned Building

Address

 E. Washington St.
Syracuse, NY 13202 (map)

Area

 Armory Square
Designed by Horatio White, this was one of the most prestigious office blocks in Syracuse for several decades.  Originally the building was crowned with a mansard roof, but this was altered in the early 1890s.  The window treatment still echoes the Second Empire style.  The Larned Building was named for Capt. Samuel Larned who ran a boat line on the Erie Canal.  He bought the site in 1830 and built a hotel which was eventually destroyed by fire.  His sons built the present structure.
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