| Archimedes Russell | |
|---|---|
.png) | |
| Born | (1840-06-13)June 13, 1840 Andover, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 3, 1915(1915-04-03) (aged 74) Syracuse, New York |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Crouse College, Syracuse University |
| Signature | |
.png){kind=small} | |
Archimedes Russell (June 13,1840 – April 3, 1915) was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area.
Biography
Born in Andover, Massachusetts and trained under local architect Horatio Nelson White, Russell served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881.
In the course of his career he designed over 850 commercial and civic buildings in the central New York region, including the David H. Burrell Mansion in Little Falls, New York, a Queen Anne/Romanesque Revival stone mansion.
His practice still continues today as King + King Architects, and is New York state’s oldest and the third oldest architectural firm in the United States.
He died in Syracuse on April 3, 1915, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Work
Russell's work, much of which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes:
- Mrs. I. L. Crego House, 1870
- West Sibley Hall, 1870, and McGraw Hall, 1872 at Cornell University
- St Lucy Church, Syracuse, 1873
- First Baptist Church of Camillus, 1879
- Otsego County (New York) Courthouse, 1880
- Crouse College, Syracuse University, 1881
- Third National Bank, aka the Community Chest Building, Syracuse, 1885
- Overlook, Little Falls, New York, 1889
- Whedon–Schumacher House, Syracuse, 1892; National Register of Historic Places
- West Hill School (Canajoharie, New York), 1891–93
- Dey Brothers Building, Syracuse, 1893, a contributing building in the South Salina Street Downtown Historic District
- Bastable Theatre, Syracuse, 1893
- Central Technical High School, Syracuse, 1900
- Onondaga County Court House, Columbus Circle, Syracuse, 1904-1907 (with murals by William de Leftwich Dodge)
- C. W. Snow and Company Warehouse, 1913
- St. Matthew's Church, East Syracuse, 1915
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Syracuse
References
- "Archimedes Russell Collection An inventory of his collection at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syr.edu. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- "Faculty Papers: Archimedes Russell". Syracuse University Archives. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- Krawczyk, Kathryn (April 4, 2018). "How one architecture firm shaped the face of Syracuse University". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- "ABOUT – King + King Architects". kingarch.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- "Russell". The Boston Globe. April 6, 1915. p. 16. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- May, Rachel (March 26, 2019). "Whedon-Schumacher House has been Nominated by State Board for Historic Preservation to be added the State and National Register for Historic Places". New York State Senator Rachel May. The New York State Senate. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- "Remembering the Bastable fire that forever changed Syracuse". syracuse. February 16, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
External links
- Archimedes Russell, at Syracuse Then and Now
Media related to Archimedes Russell at Wikimedia Commons
