Name: The Robinson House
Address: 312 Hamilton Street
Constructed: 1838

This many-winged old house was built of butternut wood out on the site by the father of Louis Robinson. Here the entablature has finally reached the sizeable proportion maintained throughout the remainder of the period. Here for the first time too, are the typical attic windows cutting the entablature. A close-up view of the grill work covering these openings not only reveals a masterly use of Greek details, but grilles of two entirely different designs (see figures 2 and 3). This is the only structure known that employs such a lavish device. It is probable that the rear wing was added later and a spare grill from some source was used.

The detail views (figures 2 and 3) also show the pioneer simplicity of the entablature formed by plain flushlboards. There is little else to distinguish this example other than the typical horizontal projections of the cornice moulding on the facade. This is nevertheless, a landmark of the Greek Revival in Syracuse proving that even the common man could achieve classic aestheticism.