The Barnes-Hiscock House
- Also Known As: The Corinthian Club
- Address: 930 James St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1853/00/00 | George Barnes (abolitionist) | Home | An Italian villa style residence is built for industrialist and abolitionist George Barnes, 1851-1853. | |||
| 1878/00/00 | Joseph Lyman Silsbee | Architect | Renovations on the Barnes-Hiscock House are completed for the Barnes family under the direction of Joseph Lyman Silsbee in 1878 and 1882. | |||
| 1879/10/23 | Frank Harris Hiscock | Groom | Mary Elizabeth Barnes and Frank Harris Hiscock are married in the east room of the Barnes home by the Rev Dr Joseph May and the Rev Dr Ezekiel Mundy. | Marriage of Mary Elizabeth Barnes and Frank Harris Hiscock | ||
| 1879/10/23 | Mary Elizabeth Barnes Hiscock | Bride | Mary Elizabeth Barnes and Frank Harris Hiscock are married in the east room of the Barnes home by the Rev Dr Joseph May and the Rev Dr Ezekiel Mundy. | Marriage of Mary Elizabeth Barnes and Frank Harris Hiscock | ||
| 1894/00/00 | Mary Elizabeth Barnes Hiscock | Home | George and Rebecca Barnes's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Barnes, hires Henry Wilkinson to add a third story and a Colonial Revival facade, 1893-94. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | Henry Wilhelm Wilkinson | Architect | Designed by Henry Wilkinson, a third story and a Colonial Revival facade are added to the Barnes Residence in Syracuse. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | Frank Harris Hiscock | Home | George and Rebecca Barnes's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Barnes, hires Henry Wilkinson to add a third story and a Colonial Revival facade, 1893-94. | |||
| 1918/03/01 | William Howard Taft | Guest | Frank Hiscock picks up Howard Taft at the Syracuse station and brings him to the Hiscock home where they are met by the judge's family. After visiting with the family, Taft retires to the blue room. | |||
| 1918/03/01 | Frank Harris Hiscock | Host | Frank Hiscock picks up Howard Taft at the Syracuse station and brings him to the Hiscock home where they are met by the judge's family. After visiting with the family, Taft retires to the blue room. | |||
| 1918/03/03 | William Howard Taft | Guest | Taft advises reporters "Don't eat too much, don't talk too much, and above all, don't worry too much. There you have the recipe it has taken me more than half a century to find." Taft left Syracuse just past midnight on March 3. | |||
| 1949/00/00 | Barnes-Hiscock House is the home of the Corinthian Club, a private women's club, from its founding in 1949 to 2009. |
| Particulars for The Barnes-Hiscock House: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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