Courier Building

Historic commercial building in New York, United States

United States historic place


The Courier Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


43°02′59″N 76°08′58″W / 43.0498°N 76.1495°W / 43.0498; -76.1495
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1844 (1844)
Architect	Hunt, Summer L.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Chicago
NRHP reference No.	14000006^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 14, 2014

Courier Building, also known as the Frazee Block, Cutlery Block, Fire Engineer Block, and Potter Building, is a historic commercial building located in Downtown Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. It was built in 1844, and is a four-story, trapezoidal shaped, Greek Revival style painted brick building. It was updated in 1918 with Chicago Commercial style design elements when modified for use as a Moose Lodge (1918-1946). The Courier newspaper occupied the building from 1856 to 1905. It was the site of Daniel Webster's 1851 "Syracuse Speech" in which he equated resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law with treason. In response, crowds in the area freed an escaped slave from the custody of federal marshals, galvanizing opposition to slavery in Central New York.^[2]^{: 5, 11–12}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/10/14 through 2/14/14. National Park Service. 2014-02-21.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Ted Bartlett (July 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Courier Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".

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