Doyle Hardware Building

Doyle Hardware Building is a historic factory building located at 330 Main St in Utica in Oneida County, New York. It was built in three sections between 1881 and 1901. The entire four story complex is approximately 100 feet by 260 feet with 82,000 square feet of space. It was a work of Utica architect Frederick H. Gouge.

Doyle Hardware Building
Location330-334 Main St., Utica, New York
Coordinates43°6′13″N 75°13′27″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1881 (1881)
ArchitectGouge, Frederick H.
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.93000498[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1993

Built originally as a clothing factory, in 1934 it became a factory for manufacture of spark plugs, and in 1947 became home to Utica Distributing Company, later Doyle Hardware.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Redevelopment

City officials and local business saw the building as important to the revitalization of the surrounding historic neighborhood, which includes Union Station, also on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

The building was purchased in 2007 by a developer who planned to convert the building into a restaurant, commercial office space and loft apartments. A restaurant and bar opened in 2010 but closed in 2012 with no other development of the building occurring.[4] The building went into foreclosure and the developer declared bankruptcy on Jan 31, 2013.[5] The building was listed for sale in 2015.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Ben A. Kroup (March 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Doyle Hardware Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-08. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. Miner, Dan (Oct 11, 2009). "Rebirth of the former Doyle Hardware building".
  4. Hughes, Steve (Feb 21, 2014). "Pier's and Blake: A good idea gone bad".
  5. Gerould, S. (May 7, 2015). "Despite payment by owner, former Doyle Hardware still sits vacant".
  6. Gerould, S. (Jul 15, 2015). "Will there be new life for Doyle building in Bagg's Square area?".


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