Doorways of Utica, New York.

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" 416 Rutger Street ". The house and door are circa 1865; the porch late Victorian to Edwardian.

" Art Deco Stone Griffin ". Hand carved architectural ornamental detail circa 1925? from doorway of the " Adirondack Bank Building ", Genesee Street, downtown.

" Munn's Castle ". Circa 1850; main entrance. One of the most historical significant oldest doorways in Utica. No. 1 Rutger Park.

" Miller House, No. 3 Rutger Park ". circa 1830. Once home to Senator Roscoe Conkling. Butterfield, Morse and Faxton met here to plot the future of the telegraph. For more details google " Rutger Steuben Park " or " The Landmarks Society of Utica ".

" 406 Rutger Street ". Circa 1860.

" 617 Plant Street ". Original circa 1850-1860 double doors with scarce original Victorian stained glass panels.

" Plymouth Bethesda Church". circa 1905?

" Main Doorway, Plymouth Bethesda Church ". circa 1905?

"Medieval-Gothic Revival, St. Agnes Church." Circa 1925?

West Side Kitchen. Varick Street, west Utica. circa 1880?

Hotel Utica. Main entrance circa 1912. Lafayette Street, downtown. 2013 photo.

The metal canopy over this doorway is so similar to the more ornate ones created for New York City's exclusive Plaza Hotel circa 1907, which can be seen at 20-22 West 59th Street, that there's a strong
chance they were produced by the same company and designers.

 " Come " Door.  604 Columbia Street, west Utica. 2013.

High Victorian front porch gable with unusual "gingerbread" wood turnings. 519 Columbia Street, west Utica. Circa 1875-1880. Demolished in 2013 to make way for the new arterial greenway. Photo 2013.

St. Joseph & St. Patrick Manse. Circa 1880. 702 Columbia St., west Utica.

Circa 1800-1820 doorway at 20 Main Street, New York Mills. At first glance this does not look like much. The house attached to it has been drastically remodeled but appears to be from the 1780-1820 era as is the framework and much of the glass around the door. I'm not sure about the door itself as I have not examined it. These frosted and colored panes of glass are quite old and rare. I have only once before seen them; they were in the door frame of the early 19th century house on the immediate west side of Hope House, Eagle Street, Utica, which was a community health clinic a few years ago. The colored panes at the Eagle Street house are no longer visible, whether simply covered up or trashed by persons not aware of their value I do not know.

296 Genesee Street. High Victorian circa 1865. Downtown.

" Fountain Elms ".  circa 1852. Main entrance, Genesee Street. Munson Williams Proctor Arts Instritute.

St. John of Kronstadt Russian Orthodox Church. East Utica.

Savings Bank of Utica. Classical Revival. Genesee Street, downtown.

Charles Eastlake influenced doorway at 1001 Brinckerhoff Avenue. Circa 1875. Rather bold and robust. The stairs, railing and landing are an improvised modern remodel job. Like so many exterior wooden structures near ground level, the lower original portion of this one has mostly rotted away due to our damp climate.

1889 Thomas A. Kinney House doorway; No. 5 Rutger Park. Designed with rusticated masonry in the Richardson influenced Romanesque style by Utica architect Jacob Agne for Mr. Kinney who was mayor of Utica in 1885 and 1897. Door is not original nor the steps and pipe railings. One of Utica's finest remaining examples of this style but with an unfortunate huge overpowering, out of place, modernistic mirror windowed empty office building looming immediately in front.

Gothic Revival balcony circa 1860 at 324 South Street.

Rococo Revival transitioning to Renaissance Revival. The house is circa 1835; the doorway circa 1865. 627 Henry Street: one of the best preserved high Victorian "porches" in west Utica.

" Skate - A - Rama ". Whitesboro Street, west Utica.

" 715 Roberts Street " . Circa 1850. West Utica.

" Grace Church ". Main entry. Downtown Utica.

Old industrial warehouse doorway with risque graffiti at transit center behind 19th century Main Street building. Downtown.

"Green Family Crypt Art Nouveau Doorway". Bronze circa 1900. Probably one of the finest doorways in Oneida County, ironically dedicated to serve the dead where few people see it. When I have the opportunity I hope to re shoot this one to avoid the large text at the bottom. Forest Hill Cemetery.

"Bagg's Tavern Monument." Downtown.