Archimedes Russell

Archimedes Russell (June 13,1840 – April 3, 1915) was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area.

Archimedes Russell
Born(1840-06-13)June 13, 1840
DiedApril 3, 1915(1915-04-03) (aged 74)
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsCrouse College, Syracuse University
Signature
West Sibley Hall, Cornell University (1870)
Onondaga County Court House, with Columbus Obelisk in foreground (1904-1907)

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.[1][2]

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.

He died in Syracuse on April 3, 1915, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]

Work

Russell's work, much of which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes:

References

  1. "Archimedes Russell Collection An inventory of his collection at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syr.edu. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. "Faculty Papers: Archimedes Russell". Syracuse University Archives. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. "Russell". The Boston Globe. April 6, 1915. p. 16. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. "Remembering the Bastable fire that forever changed Syracuse". syracuse. February 16, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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