Erie Canal Museum

The Erie Canal Museum is a historical museum about the Erie Canal located in Syracuse, New York. The museum was founded in 1962 and is a private, non-profit corporation.

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Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: Canal museum in Syracuse, New York
Also known as: “eriecanalmuseum.org”
Address: 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY 13202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Syracuse City Hall and Hanover Square.

Syracuse City Hall

Town hall

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The Syracuse City Hall is the city hall of Syracuse, New York. Unusually for civic buildings in the United States, it was constructed from 1889 to 1893 in the Romanesque Revival architectural style.

Hanover Square in downtown Syracuse is actually a triangle at the intersection of Warren, Water, and East Genesee Streets. The name may also refer to the larger Hanover Square Historic District which includes seventeen historic buildings in the area that was the first commercial district in Syracuse. Hanover Square is situated 690 feet west of Erie Canal Museum.

Church of St. John the Evangelist

Church

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The Church of St. John the Evangelist was a church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse on 215 North State Street from 1855 to its closure in June 2010. Since 2015 the church building has housed the Samaritan Center, Syracuse's largest soup kitchen. Church of St. John the Evangelist is situated 810 feet north of Erie Canal Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Syracuse and Armory Square.

Downtown Syracuse

Neighborhood

Photo: John Marino, CC BY 2.0.

Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse, New York, and Central New York, employing more than 30,000 people, and housing more than 4,300. It is also one of the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse.

Armory Square

Neighborhood

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Armory Square is a small neighborhood on the west side of Downtown Syracuse, New York. It began life as a busy commercial and industrial area just to the west of the central city.

Near Northeast

Neighborhood

Near Northeast is a Syracuse, New York neighborhood, located northeast of the city's downtown. It corresponds to Onondaga County Census Tract 15, 16, 23, and 24.

Erie Canal Museum

Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Syracuse, Onondaga, Central New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.05065° or 43° 3′ 2″ north

Longitude

-76.14872° or 76° 8′ 55″ west

Levels

Open location code

87M53V22+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 158934869

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5388279

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include City of Syracuse and Courier Building.

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