Cannon Building (Troy, New York)
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Cannon Building | |
 Front (north) elevation, 2021 | |
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| Location | Troy, NY |
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| Coordinates | 42°43′53″N 73°41′32″W / 42.73139°N 73.69222°W |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis, Ithiel Town |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Central Troy Historic District (ID86001527) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000427 |
| NYSRHP No. | 08340.000963 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1970[1] |
| Designated CP | August 13, 1986 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
The Cannon Building in Troy, New York is located on Broadway between First and State streets. It is the oldest building on Monument Square.[2] It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis and built in 1835. In 1970 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District, listed on the Register in 1986.
Davis, who collaborated with Ithiel Town on the building, used the then-popular Greek Revival style to produce one of the rare surviving large-scale commercial buildings in that style. After two fires in the years after the Civil War, a mansard roof, usually associated with that era's Second Empire style, was added to the top of the building to create an unusual combination. It continues to be used as a retail-office building, although a developer is redoing the upper floors as an extended-stay hotel.
