Amos Block

Infobox_nrhp | name =The Amos Block
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caption =
location= Syracuse, New York
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 2.7
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 15.6
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1878
architect= Joseph Lyman Silsbee
architecture= Romanesque Revival
added = November 16, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum= 90NR02112 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Amos Block is a Romanesque Revival building located on the southwest corner of Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse, New York. The building's developer and namesake, Jacob Amos, served as mayor of Syracuse from 1892-1896. Originally, the Erie Canal ran directly behind the Amos Block, and goods were loaded and unloaded from the building's upper levels onto the Canal, while the first floor on the West Water St side contained a retail grocer.Miller, Ellen R., August, 1978, "Amos Block", National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination text, available from [http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_basic.asp New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project] ] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

In 2006, the Amos Block was renovated, and was renamed "The Amos." The building continues to serve as a multi-purpose structure, with retail (including, once again, a grocery store) on the first floor, and residential apartments on the upper floors.

ee Also

List of Registered Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York

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