Cannon Building (Troy)
The Cannon Building is the oldest structure in Monument Square in Troy , New York and stands on Broadway between First Street and State Street. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis and built in 1835. The multi-story building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1970 and is a Contributing Property to the Central Troy Historic District , which was added to the register in 1986.
Davis, who worked with Ithiel Town on the design of the building , took advantage of the classicism popular at the time and created one of the few larger commercial buildings of the time in this style that has survived to our day. After two fires in the years after the American Civil War , a mansard roof was added to the structure , which corresponded to the architectural style of the Second Empire . Thus an unusual combination was created. The building currently serves as a retail and office building; the upper floors have been converted into an apartment hotel .
Buildings and history
The Cannon Building is a five-story house 22 bays in length and five in width. It is built from load-bearing brick walls , the joists inside are made of wood. The top floor with a cantilevered cornice is an extended mansard roof with bay windows .
Originally the house was only four stories high. During the renovation in 1870, the mansard roof was added. The eastern shop fronts are in their original condition. Towards the end of the 19th century, the building housed Frear's Troy Bazaar , then one of the best retail stores in town. Later users included a manufacturer of pianos and a jeweler .
In the early 21st century, film producer and construction investor Sandy Horowitz was looking for ways to write off gains on real estate sales in New York City, and a maker took him to Troy, where he bought the Cannon Building and several other properties in Monument Square. He had the top three floors converted into thirty residential units. These serve as a hotel for longer stays, which is mainly used by visiting professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Russell Sage College , as it is within walking distance of both institutions. As part of the renovation, a spa and internet café were also set up on the ground floor .
Individual evidence
- ^ Mark Peckham: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Central Troy Historic District. (No longer available online.) In: oprhp.state.ny.us. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation , July 1986, archived from the original on December 10, 2011 ; accessed on November 12, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Diana Waite: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Cannon Building. (No longer available online.) In: oprhp.state.ny.us. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, December 1969, archived from the original on May 31, 2015 ; accessed on November 12, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ the ilium cafe in historic downtown troy, ny ( English ) Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ↑ Robin Wood: Luxury extended-stay apartments set to open in Troy (English) . In: Albany Business Journal , American City Business Journals, January 11, 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2008. " The renovated Cannon Building on Broadway in Troy, NY, is offering 10 of the building's 30 apartments for short-term rentals "
- ↑ Tim O'Brien: Reinventing Troy (English) . In: Rensselaer , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Spring 2004. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
Coordinates: 42 ° 43 ′ 53 " N , 73 ° 41 ′ 32" W.