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1840 - 1915 (74 years)
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Name |
Archimedes RUSSELL |
Born |
13 Jun 1840 |
Andover, MA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
HIST |
when
thirteen was apprenticed to Charles S. Parker, a carriage and sign painter. After two years he
joined his father, an extensive contractor and builder, attended school in his native town, and just
before reaching his majority entered the architectural office of John Stevens, of Boston. Dec. 4,
1862, he came to Syracuse and entered the employ of that well known architect, Horatio N.
White, with whom he remained until Jan. 1, 1868, since which time he has actively practiced his
profession alone, acquiring a foremost position as an able and talented architect. He designed the
Onondaga County Clerk's, Snow, and Greyhound buildings, Congress Hall, Church of
Assumption School, House of Providence, Crouse Memorial College, Third National Bank, Crouse
stable, and the dwellings of Jacob Amos, H. S. White, Dr. G. D. Whedon, J. S. Crouse, L. S.
Denison, and others in Syracuse; the Sibley and McGraw buildings of Cornell University; the
Presbyterian church and Mr. D. H. Burrell's residence, Little Falls; Warner Miller's mansion,
Herkimer; Devereaux building, Oneida; Second National Bank, Oswego; Otsego county court
house; Cortland House, Cortland; and scores of others of equal note. He was fire commissioner
from 1881 to 1885, and president of the board in 1884-85, and supervisor from the Seventh ward in 1884, 1886, and 1887. In politics he is a Republican. June 30, 1864, he married Susie M. Bartlett, of Boston." [2] |
Occupation |
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A982567517BD456E97043BAFC2EF43FCF28E |
Died |
03 Apr 1915 |
Syracuse, New York [1] |
- Syracuse Herald, 3 April 1915
Noted Architect Dies Suddenly in Meat Market
Archimedes Russell Drops Dead, Victim Of Heart Disease
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Buried |
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA |
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Notes |
- CENSUS RECORDS
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Archimedes Russell
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Family Number: 167
Household Members:
Fanny Russell 40
Sylvanus Russell 16
Laura Russell 18
Cornelia Russell 12
Archimedes Russell 10
Wiliam M Russell 5
[Note: His father, Moody, is listed in the household above his family, with his age listed as 4, and his occupation was a carpenter. The census taker was evidently having a bad day.]
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Archimedes Russell
Age in 1860: 20
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Post Office: Andover
Occupation: carpenter
Household Members:
Moody Russell 50 [carpenter]
Fanny Russell 57
Georgette Russell 24 [schoolteacher]
Archimedes Russell 20
Wilhelmina Russell 15
1870 United States Federal Census about Archimedese Russel
Name: Archimedese Russel
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Syracuse Ward 7, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Syracuse
Occupation: View Image
Household Members:
Helena B Young 38
Wm J Young 10
Elizabeth Young 14
Flint A Young 7
Alice Young 5
Cordelia A King 24
Archimedese Russel 30 [architect]
Susan M Russel 30
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Archange Russell [Archimedes Russell]
Age: 59
Birth Date: Jun 1841
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Syracuse Ward 15, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan M Russell
Marriage Year: 1865
Years Married: 35
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Architect
Household Members:
Archimedes Russell 59
Susan M Russell 60
Mary E Bartlett 69
1910 United States Federal Census about Archimede Russel
Name: Archimede Russel [Archimedes Russel]
Age in 1910: 69
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Syracuse Ward 15, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan M Russel
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Members:
Archimede Russel 69
Susan M Russel 69
Well-known architect in Syracuse. Designed more than 850 buildings including Crouse College and Tolley Administration Building at Syracuse University. At the time of his death, he was credited with having designed more buildings in Syracuse than any other architect. Other buildings include the Onondaga Court House and the Third National Bank. His papers are at Syracuse University.
Source:
http://syracusethenandnow.org/Architects/Russel/Archimedes_Russel.htm
The period following the Civil War saw a tremendous building boom in the United States -- and Central New York was very much a part of this explosion. The population of Syracuse alone doubled in the years between 1880 and 1900.
Archimedes Russell was one of the area's busiest architects during this hectic period. He completed nearly 850 commissions during his forty-three year career, almost all of them in central New York. He was responsible for almost 600 commissions in the Syracuse area alone. By 1900 Russell had contributed more to the architecture of central New York than any other architect.
Born in Andover, Massachusetts in 1840, Russell received his early training from his father, a carpenter-builder, and John Stevens, a prominent Boston architect. At the age of 22, Russell came to Syracuse and joined the office of the city's leading architect, Horatio Nelson White. He opened his own office in 1868. From 1873 to 1881 he served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University. In 1906 Russell took Melvin L. King as his partner and the firm was renamed Russell and King.
Russell was not only the city's most prolific architect following the Civil War, he was also one of its most resourceful. As they became available, he mastered the use of new techniques and materials growing out of America's growing technological capabilities, for instance cast ornamental panels composed of terra cotta and iron. A local newspaper article said of Russell, "His repertoire of styles and devices for ornamentation was endless and he was able to give the people of an era when prestige and ostentation were held synonymous exactly what they wanted." [1]
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Person ID |
I6022 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
16 Nov 2013 |
Father |
Moody RUSSELL, b. 1 Sep 1808, Alfred, York Co. ME , d. 17 Dec 1894, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Frances (Fanny) F. WARDWELL, b. 7 Sep 1804, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 15 Oct 1892, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 88 years) |
Married |
21 Jun 1829 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [3] |
Notes |
- was an architect in Syracuse, NY
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Family ID |
F4519 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Susan M. BARTLETT, b. May 1840, Massachussetts |
Married |
30 Jun 1864 |
Boston, Suffolk Co. MA [2] |
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Archimedes Russell
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1840
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1864
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 24
Father Name: Mood
Mother Name: Fannie F
Spouse Name: Susan M Bartlett
Spouse Marriage Age: 24
Spouse Father Name: Samuel Bartlett
Spouse Mother Name: Mary E
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Last Modified |
16 Nov 2013 |
Family ID |
F4522 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S129] http://sumweb.syr.edu/archives/papers/facpapr/arbio.htm, Syracuse University.
- [S130] Onondaga's Centennial, Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), (Boston History Co., 1896), Vol. 2, p.415.
- [S127] International Genealogical Index (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Family History Library, 35 N West Temple StreetSalt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Copyright (c) 1980, 2000, data as of January 2000).
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