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Item Title
Old Botanic Infirmary, West Genesee Street, Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY
LocationWest Genesee Street,
Syracuse, NY
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NY-5447
Significance: Built as the first hospital in what is now the city of Syracuse, this building derives its name from the use of botanical ingredients, such as gum of myrrh, Indian tobacco, undistilled whiskey, and cayenne pepper to treat illnesses.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. SOUTH ELEVATION, SHOWING PORCH
2. GENERAL VIEW OF EAST END AND NORTH REAR
3. EAST ELEVATION
4. Photocopy of photograph (original print in the possession of the Onondaga Historical Association, date and photographer unknown) GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH FRONT
5. Photocopy of 1844 woodcut (original in the possession of the Onondaga Historical Association, photographer unknown) GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH FRONT AND EAST END
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