Charles Erastus Colton
(1847-1914)

When Charles E. Colton died in 1914, he was hailed as "the most prominent architect in the city at the time." In Syracuse, Colton's best known work is City Hall, built in 1889.

Colton was educated in the public schools of Syracuse and was engaged in various enterprises before he entered the architectural office of Archimedes Russell in 1873. Three years later he established his own architectural offices. Between 1880 and 1881 he was in partnership with James H. Kirby.

New York State Governor David B. Hill (Gov. 1885-1891) offered Colton the position as State Architect, which he declined because of pressing work.

Colton was Treasurer of the Western New York Association of Architects and was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1888.

Public Buildings

Churches

  • St. John's Episcopal Church, 1880, Genesee & Fulton streets, Auburn, NY. (Colton and Kirby). Extant.

  • Synagogue Adath Jeshurun Soc., 1887, McBride (former Orange) St. Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

Business, Banking and Light Industry

  • Hofmann Building, 1878/79, c. N. Salina and Catawba St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Howard & Jennings Pump Factory, 1879, 123 E. Willow Street, Syracuse, NY. Extant (now Collela's Antiques).

  • Bldg. for Hoyt and Freeman, 1885, c. N. Salina & Wolf Sts., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Wax Candle Factory for Francis Baumer, 1887, N. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.

  • Kennedy & White Business Block, 1887, W. Water St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • A.V. Altman Block, 1886/87, N. Salina Street (near Butternut), Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • W. H. Hoyt Bldg, 1887, W. Water Street, Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Christian Freeoff Store, 1889, 745-47 N. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Kirk Block, 1892, c. S. Salina & Fayette Sts., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Robert Gere Bank Building, 1894, Hanover Square, Syracuse, NY. Extant.

  • McCarthy Bldg., (later Lincoln Store), 1895, S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished

  • Thomas Hogan Block, 1895, W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.

  • Myron Hayden Building, c. 1895, W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.

  • Dillaye Building (now the Wilson Building), 1897, 310 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.

Hospitals

  • House of the Good Shepherd, Nurses' Home, 1888, Marshall St., Syracuse, NY. Extant in altered form.

Schools and Buildings for Community Organizations

  • School and Dormitory for State Idiot Asylum, 1888, Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Putnam School, 1889, c. Cedar & State (former Mulberry) Steets., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Grant School, 1898, 2nd North St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.

Apartment Houses and Residences

  • Charles Johnonnot Residence, 1878/79, Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • G.W. Pulver Residential Block, 1878/79, Otisco St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Mowry Block of Dwellings, 1885, Willow St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • M. Belden Res. 1886, W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished

  • Apt. Block for Mrs. M.A. Sherwood, 1887, c. S. Warren and Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • C. Will Chappell Res., 1891, Oneida, NY. Demolished

  • H.E. Maslin Res., 1891, 603 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Charles H. Mowry Res., 1892, W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished

  • W.L. Smith Res, 1893, 522 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY. Extnat

  • Maybelle Flats, 1894, S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • C.F. Saul Res., 1894, 613 James St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished

  • W.M. Haeberle Res., 1895, 512 Prospect Ave., Syracuse, NY. Extant

  • Charles L. Stone Res., 1895, 815 James St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • C.A. Reeve Res., 1895, 112 Walnut Place, Syracuse, NY., Demolished.

  • W.T. Gridley Res, 1896, W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Dr. Elsner Res., 1896, E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Charles E. Colton Res., 1896, Merriman Ave. Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Thomas Molloy Res., 1896, 707 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished

  • C.W. Mix Res., 1897, 709 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • C.E. Wolcott Res., 1898, 800 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • London Flats, 1897, 614 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY. Demolished.

  • Leavenworth Apartments, 1912, James St., Syracuse, NY. Extant.
 

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