Archimedes Russell

American architect (1840–1915)

Archimedes Russell

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

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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.^[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:

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;^[4] 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^[5]
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.
^ "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.