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22-564: University Hill may refer to the following communities: University Hill, Syracuse a neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, in which Syracuse University, Upstate Medical University, and SUNY ESF are located University Endowment Lands (also known as University Hill ), a suburb west of the city of Vancouver University Hill, Victoria, mixed-use estate in Bundoora, Victoria Topics referred to by

44-472: A female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.15. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 19.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

66-478: A member of the university's board of trustees, offered the school 50 acres (20 ha) of farmland in this area of the city. In January 1871, Bishop Jesse Peck, the first chairman of the Board of Trustees, described what was, in effect, the university's first master plan: a scheme for the construction of seven new buildings on Comstock's hillside, each to be dedicated to a different academic discipline. Peck's vision for

88-566: Is a village in the town of Lima , Livingston County , New York , United States. The population of Lima village was 2,139 at the 2010 census, out of 4,305 in the entire town. The village was founded in 1788 by Paul Davison and Jonathan Gould, veterans of the Sullivan Campaign , who had seen the area during the American Revolution . The village of Lima was organized in 1797 as the "Village of Charleston", but in 1808

110-617: Is also to home a Veterans Administration Medical Center , the State University of New York Upstate Medical University , State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry , as well as Crouse Hospital and the Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center. These five institutions account for over 16,000 full-time positions and over 20,000 students. Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, and Upstate Medical University together house nearly 10,000 students in student housing on

132-437: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages University Hill, Syracuse University Hill is the major educational and medical district of Syracuse, as well as an important business district, with three of the top ten employers in the Syracuse region located there. The most expansive of these is Syracuse University , from which the neighborhood's name derives. "The Hill"

154-805: The National Register of Historic Places . University Hill continues to grow, led by expansions by Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University. In 2005, SU finished a new 150,000 square foot (14,000 m ) building for the Martin J. Whitman School of Management . A major problem facing University Hill is traffic. Many roads are only two-lane, and cannot handle rush hour traffic. Some streets have been widened but many are lined with houses and buildings, often historic, that prevent adding motor vehicle capacity. 43°2′30″N 76°8′8″W  /  43.04167°N 76.13556°W  / 43.04167; -76.13556 Lima (village), New York Lima

176-684: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km ), all land. The eastern boundary of the village is formed by Spring Brook, a northward-flowing tributary of Honeoye Creek and part of the Genesee River watershed. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,459 people, 770 households, and 532 families. The population density was 1,783.4 inhabitants per square mile (688.6/km ). There were 800 housing units at an average density of 580.2 per square mile (224.0/km ). The racial makeup of

198-631: The Hall of Languages housed the entire University for fourteen years. While the Hall of Languages was being built on his old property, George Comstock purchased 200 acres (81 ha) of the Stevens farm to the north of University Place. By 1872, Comstock had deeded Walnut Park, the centerpiece of his new "Highlands" subdivision, to the City, and successfully parceled out residential lots to the local elite. This greensward, extending northward from University Place,

220-688: The brow of the hill follows a tradition of American campus planning which dates to the construction of the "Yale Row" in the 1790s. At Syracuse, the Old Row continued to provide the framework for its growth well into the twentieth century. The university now has over 250 buildings on University Hill. The Crouse College, Syracuse University , Estabrook House , Grace Episcopal Church , Hall of Languages, Syracuse University , Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity , Sherbrook Apartments , Syracuse University – Comstock Tract buildings , Temple Society of Concord , and Walnut Park Historic District are listed on

242-542: The center of the town of Lima. It is at the intersection of conjoined New York State Route 5 / U.S. Route 20 (in part, Avon Lima Road and East Main Street) and New York State Route 15A (in part Rochester Road and Plank Road). The village is 4 miles (6 km) east of Interstate 390 , 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Geneseo , the Livingston county seat , and 19 miles (31 km) south of Rochester . According to

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264-450: The college was shut in favor of the newly developed Syracuse University (1871), over the protests of the residents of Lima. Download coordinates as: The following sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Lima is located near the northeastern corner of Livingston County at 42°54′23″N 77°36′46″W  /  42.90639°N 77.61278°W  / 42.90639; -77.61278 (42.906511, -77.612808), at

286-524: The end of the 1880s, the university had resumed construction on the south side of University Place. Holden Observatory (1887) was followed by two Romanesque Revival buildings – von Ranke Library (1889), now Tolley Administration Building, and Crouse College (1889). Together with the Hall of Languages, these first buildings formed the basis for the "Old Row," a grouping which, along with its companion Lawn, established one of Syracuse's most enduring images. The emphatically linear organization of these buildings along

308-421: The hill, with many others living in private, off-campus housing in the neighborhood. As students make up the majority (around eighty percent) of the residents, census data might appear odd when comparing other neighborhoods. For example, the 2000 Census indicated that 66.8 percent of University Hill's population walked to work, more than six times the citywide average. Only limited parking is available in much of

330-554: The larger of the two, has dozens of shops, restaurants, and bars, as well as the Syracuse University Sheraton. East Genesee is lined with three upscale hotels, several shops and eateries, and Syracuse Stage, the performance venue of the Syracuse University drama department. As part of the negotiations that brought the former Genesee College from Lima, New York to Syracuse, George F. Comstock,

352-466: The name was changed to "Lima", after Old Lyme, Connecticut . (For that reason, the name of the village is currently pronounced like the name of the bean , not like the name of the city in Peru ). The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it opened in 1822. Eventually, determined by a Methodist-Episcopal convention in 1870,

374-564: The neighborhood, making walking an attractive option. Student renting also explains the lack of owner-occupied housing , and low median household income . It is estimated by the University Hill Corporation that over 20,000 people work on "The Hill," with a combined payroll of over $ 400 million annually. [1] Only the downtown neighborhood employs more people in Syracuse. [2] The neighborhood has two business districts, Marshall Street and East Genesee Street. Marshall,

396-421: The new campus was one of stylistic eclecticism; on one occasion, he declared that the new university should "demonstrate the perfect harmony and indissoluble oneness of all that is valuable in the old and the new." The Hall of Languages, completed in 1873, stood as the only manifestation of the university's first campus plan for a long time. The Panic of 1873 interrupted the institution's further development, and

418-426: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title University Hill . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_Hill&oldid=503347178 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

440-414: The village was 95.65% White , 1.46% Black or African American , 0.41% Native American , 0.73% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 0.49% from other races , and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 770 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had

462-406: Was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 41,646, and the median income for a family was $ 52,102. Males had a median income of $ 29,966 versus $ 25,429 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 15,622. 5.3% of the population and 3.4% of families were below

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484-492: Was soon bordered on both sides by large and gracious homes. From the beginning, Comstock intended Syracuse University and the Highlands to develop as an integrated whole; a contemporary account described the latter as "a beautiful town...springing up on the hillside and a community of refined and cultivated membership...established near the spot which will soon be the center of a great and beneficent educational institution." By

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