Building date: About 1852
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Unique features: Greek Revival architecture. Small 1½ story house with wing. "Cobblestone Buildings in Onondaga County", 1992, Structure No. 11, compiled by Glenn Hinchey.
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°05'25.56"N 76°05'07.60"W. Current owner of record, Regis Center Foundation as of the 2018 Tax Roll.
Town of DeWitt and Onondaga County Maps
This structure is not listed in the Roudabush Survey.
The James Barton House at 6596 Old Collamer Road South, East Syracuse, at "Barton's Corners," was built about 1852. Barton came here from Dutchess County, N.Y. Later, Richard Wilcox owned the house. In March, 1982 when it was sold to Essex Investment Corp. of Rochester. It was operated as the "Green Onion Restaurant" until it went out of business in 2013. It is bold Greek Revival styling with a large frieze, almost crowding out the windows. Courtesy Richard Palmar.
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