Syracuse, N.Y. – Owners of nearly 2,000 properties near Syracuse University could soon get government help with renovations, thanks to a seven-year effort to establish one of New York state’s largest national historic districts.
The State Historic Preservation Office Review Board in December will consider the nomination of the Westcott-University Neighborhood to the National Register of Historic Places. With help from the city of Syracuse’s preservation planning office, the Preservation Association of Central New York submitted its nomination to the state in September, a major step in a project that started in 2017.
The proposed historic district would include 2,617 buildings, which includes more than 700 garages and other outbuildings on roughly 2,000 properties considered to be contributing to the historic integrity of the area. The district encompasses a 160-block area to the east of SU’s main campus…