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The Wieting Opera House c. 1905. The Wieting Opera House was a performance hall in Syracuse, New York, that hosted operas, films, and other performances from 1852 to 1930. Initially built by John Wieting in 1852 as Wieting Hall, the building burnt down in 1856. He rebuilt it that year, and in 1870 renovated the hall into an opera house.
The National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York are described below. There are 120 listed properties and districts in the city of Syracuse, including 19 business or public buildings, 13 historic districts, 6 churches, four school or university buildings, three parks, six apartment buildings, and 43 houses.
New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station, Syracuse, 1936; Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse, 1932; State Tower Building, Syracuse, 1928; Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, 1951
Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson (1843 – 1927) was an American opera house manager and philanthropist who ran the Wieting Opera House in Syracuse, New York, after the death of her husband, John Wieting. She oversaw management of the Wieting Opera House and its reconstruction after it burned down for the third time in 1896.
The buildings around the square have historically been prominent in Syracuse. However, many have burnt down, with fires in 1834, 1856, 1881, 1896, and 1943. [5] The 1881 fire consumed the Wieting Opera House, which The New York Times described as "one of the finest structures here [in Syracuse], and containing one of the handsomest theatres in the State". [6]
The Bastable Theatre pictured in 1907. The Bastable Theatre was a theatre in Syracuse, New York, from 1893 to 1923, when it burnt down.First built by Frederick Bastable, Sam S. Shubert began his theatre management at the Bastable in 1897.
Notable buildings include the Watkins Glen Municipal Building (1939), Watkins Glen Fire Station (1935), Watkins State Bank (1911), Hotel Kendall (1891), Haring Building (1844), former Watkins Post Office (1905), Freer Opera House (c. 1860), and the Durand Block (1897). [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]
Phillips–Manning House: March 13, 2017 : 154 Nursery St. Coventry: 1840s Greek Revival house of two prominent families in town 32: Rockdale Community Church: Rockdale Community Church: October 5, 2005 : NY 8