Barnes - Hiscock Mansion / Corinthian Club
This is a photo of the Barnes - Hiscock Mansion / Corinthian Club. Now a lttle bit of onfo: Built in 1853 for George Barnes who was the founder of the Evening Chronicle newspaper and who was active in the anti- slavery movement. In 1878 architect J. L. Silsbee was hired by the Barnes family to renovate a room for use as a study and to complete exterior modifications including a piazza and a porte cochere. Those additions are gone but the study still exists though some of the rich woodwork has been painted over concealing much of the detail. In 1882 Silsbee was hired again by the Barnes family to renovate the dining room. At that time there were extensive gardens including a water garden. After George Barnes died the home was occupied by his daughter Mary Elizabeth and her husband Judge Frank Hiscock, chief justice of the NYS Court of Appeals. They renovated the home in1895 and had the exterior updated from its original two-story Italian Villa design to a commanding three-story brick Georgian Colonial with Corinthian columns in front. However, after WW II, the house was a mess in danger of being demolished. In 1947 the Women's Foundation purchased it. A year later they rented it to LeMoyne College who held classes there. In 1949 the Corinthian Club, a private women's club, moved in. It evolved into the Corinthian Foundation. They ran a Senior Center in the Carriage House but in 2003 it became too costly and they had to close the center and sell the Carriage House. Today it is run by the George & Rebecca Barnes Foundation which is considered a non profit historical society. The Corinthian Club rents space there. The house features remarkable architecture including stained glass, hand-carved woodwork and hand painted murals. Located at 930 James Street in Syracuse, NY. (253)
Barnes - Hiscock Mansion / Corinthian Club
This is a photo of the Barnes - Hiscock Mansion / Corinthian Club. Now a lttle bit of onfo: Built in 1853 for George Barnes who was the founder of the Evening Chronicle newspaper and who was active in the anti- slavery movement. In 1878 architect J. L. Silsbee was hired by the Barnes family to renovate a room for use as a study and to complete exterior modifications including a piazza and a porte cochere. Those additions are gone but the study still exists though some of the rich woodwork has been painted over concealing much of the detail. In 1882 Silsbee was hired again by the Barnes family to renovate the dining room. At that time there were extensive gardens including a water garden. After George Barnes died the home was occupied by his daughter Mary Elizabeth and her husband Judge Frank Hiscock, chief justice of the NYS Court of Appeals. They renovated the home in1895 and had the exterior updated from its original two-story Italian Villa design to a commanding three-story brick Georgian Colonial with Corinthian columns in front. However, after WW II, the house was a mess in danger of being demolished. In 1947 the Women's Foundation purchased it. A year later they rented it to LeMoyne College who held classes there. In 1949 the Corinthian Club, a private women's club, moved in. It evolved into the Corinthian Foundation. They ran a Senior Center in the Carriage House but in 2003 it became too costly and they had to close the center and sell the Carriage House. Today it is run by the George & Rebecca Barnes Foundation which is considered a non profit historical society. The Corinthian Club rents space there. The house features remarkable architecture including stained glass, hand-carved woodwork and hand painted murals. Located at 930 James Street in Syracuse, NY. (253)