Syracuse Houses

Last month, I was in Syracuse, NY for a theater job. I was able to sneak in a little bit of drawing. I was surprised to discover how much Victorian architecture there was in city, particularly of the Queen Anne style. Remnants of the city's heyday as a hub of the Erie Canal.

The Louis Will House was built in 1885. Louis Will was a candle manufacturer and mayor of Syracuse from 1914-1916. It features stained glass windows which are thought to be early works of the Tiffany Studios. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Nearby is the Truesdell-Schoeneck House. It was constructed in 1892 from an elaborate kit purchased from a mail-order catalogue. Its original owner was John Truesdell, and later it was owned by Edward Schoeneck, who also served as mayor and was later a New York lieutenant governor.

This house was near the apartment where I was staying. There's no special history to it that I could find; it's just a house.