Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision
National Register of Historic Places

Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Listed
July 11, 2006
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
06000564

About this property

Strathmore, or Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision, is a neighborhood in the southwest of Syracuse, New York, United States. It is a mostly residential neighborhood that has many houses from the early and middle of the twentieth century. The subdivision was planned by 1917 and developed in 1919 by Clark & Porter, Inc. Marketing materials stated "...no smoke, no dirt, no fogs, no two-family or apartment houses, no business places of any kind, nothing but homes." An extension of the middle class and upper middle class Summit Avenue residential neighborhood on the other side of Onondaga Park and Hiawatha Lake, Strathmore was marketed as "an exclusive residential district" when it officially opened on September 27, 1919. It attracted solidly middle class and upper middle class residents into various enclaves such as Robineau Road. The original advertisement flyer proclaimed "There can be no cheap homes in Strathmore by the Park", referring to Onondaga Park. Strathmore was zoned strictly residential, allowing for only single-family and two-family homes with a garage. It also contains many rental properties in the "less greater" section past Summit Ave. Today, the neighborhood remains desirable and attracts a diverse, solidly middle and upper middle class population of white collar, academic, and creative class professionals. Strathmore is characterized by its Garden City town planning principles, bucolic tree-lined streets, and residential architecture of well-built Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal, Norman French, Tudor, and Arts and Crafts style homes. During the annual Strathmore House Tour, five renovated houses are open to the public. In 1987, Onondaga Park became an official Syracuse Historic Preservation District. Other listings on the National Register of Historic Places are the Huntley Apartments, Onondaga Highlands-Swaneola Heights Historic District, Onondaga Park, and Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision. Media related to Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision at Wikimedia Commons Official Site of the Greater Strathmore Neighborhood Association

Location

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
43.02162, -76.17224

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Nearby Historic Sites

Hunziker House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Clark House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Stowell House
Industrial
0.3 mi
White House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Elmwood Park
Civil War
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of the Flockey
1777Revolutionary War
2 mi

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Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 2006.

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Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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