Mohawk Hudson (Niagara Mohawk ) Building - Syracuse, NY
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The Niagara Hudson Building, more commonly called the Niagara Mohawk Building, is one of the best examples of Art Deco Architecture in the world. It is located at 300 Erie Blvd W, Syracuse, NY.
Waymark Code: WMMHT6
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
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The Niagara Hudson (Niagara Mohawk) Building was constructed in 1932 as the home of the largest electrical services company in the United States, the Niagara Mohawk Power Utility Company, which is now part of the National Grid,PLC. The building has a ziggurat form, decorated with stainless steel Art Deco details, and contains, on the the front façade, the stainless steel sculpture "Spirit of Light", a 28' high and 20' wide allegory of the electric age.
According to the National Park Service website (link below):
"The Niagara Hudson Building in Syracuse is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture and a symbol of the Age of Electricity. Completed in 1932, the building became the headquarters for the nation’s largest electric utility company and expressed the technology of electricity through its modernistic design, material, and extraordinary program of exterior lighting. The design elements applied by architects Melvin L. King and Bley & Lyman transformed a corporate office tower into a widely admired beacon of light and belief in the future. With its central tower and figurative winged sculpture personifying electric lighting, the powerfully sculpted and decorated building offered a symbol of optimism and progress in the context of the Great Depression."
Street address:
300 Erie Blvd W
Syracuse, NY United States
13202
County / Borough / Parish: Onondanga
Year listed: 2010
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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