Charles Erastus Colton

Who is Charles Erastus Colton?

Charles Erastus Colton was an American architect who worked in Syracuse, New York.

Buildings he designed which survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include:

Syracuse City Hall, 233 E. Washington St., Syracuse, New York

Gere Bank Building, 121 E. Water St. Syracuse NY

Baldwinsville Village Hall, 16 W. Genesee St., Baldwinsville, New York

Two buildings in the South Salina Street Downtown Historic District, Syracuse, New York:

McCarthy Building, 217 S. Salina Street

Wilson Building, 306-312 S. Salina Street, 1898. Beaux-Arts style building was originally known as Dillaye Building.

Seubert & Warner Building, 239-41 West Fayette Street, included in the Armory Square Historic District, Syracuse, New York

He also designed the Iroquois China Company plant in Solvay, New York. The contractors for masonry work, O'Connor Bros., began excavation for the foundation walls by July 1904; the plant was in production in 1905.