Archimedes RUSSELL

Male 1840 - 1915  (74 years)


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  • Name Archimedes RUSSELL 
    Born 13 Jun 1840  Andover, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    • Architect
    _UID A982567517BD456E97043BAFC2EF43FCF28E 
    Died 03 Apr 1915  Syracuse, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Syracuse Herald, 3 April 1915
      Noted Architect Dies Suddenly in Meat Market
      Archimedes Russell Drops Dead, Victim Of Heart Disease
    Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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]
    Person ID I6022  Master File
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2013 

    Father Moody RUSSELL,   b. 1 Sep 1808, Alfred, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1894, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Frances (Fanny) F. WARDWELL,   b. 7 Sep 1804, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1892, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1829  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • was an architect in Syracuse, NY
    Family ID F4519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan M. BARTLETT,   b. May 1840, Massachussetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Jun 1864  Boston, Suffolk Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F4522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S129] http://sumweb.syr.edu/archives/papers/facpapr/arbio.htm, Syracuse University.

    2. [S130] Onondaga's Centennial, Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), (Boston History Co., 1896), Vol. 2, p.415.

    3. [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).