Oswego

Oswego County, NY

Population

17,092

Walk Score

90 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$977

Median home value

$108,300

Founded

1796

Oswego is a city in and the county seat of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is situated at the mouth of the Oswego River on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Syracuse and 74 miles (119 km) east-northeast of Rochester by road. The city promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York".

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Fort Ontario · listed 1970
Franklin Square Historic District · listed 1982
Kingsford Historic District · listed 2014
Montcalm Park Historic District · listed 2001
Oswego West Side Archeological District
Riverside Cemetery · listed 1993
Washington Square Historic District · listed 2010

Notable landmarks

Brosemer Brewery · listed 2010
Buckhout-Jones Building · listed 2001
Clarke, Edwin W. and Charlotte, House · listed 2002
Derrick Boat No. 8 · listed 2015
Edwards, John B. and Lydia, House · listed 2001
Green, Nathan and Clarissa, House · listed 2002
Hunter-Oliphant Block · listed 1995
Kingsford House · listed 1997
Littlefield, Hamilton and Rhoda, House · listed 2002
Market House · listed 1974
McKenzie, John and Harriet, House · listed 2001
Musico Motors Building
Oswego and Syracuse Railroad Freight House · listed 2017
Oswego Armory · listed 1988
Oswego City Hall · listed 1973
Oswego City Library · listed 1971
Oswego County Courthouse · listed 2000
Oswego Theater · listed 1988
Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse · listed 2000
Oswego Yacht Club · listed 2010
Pease, Daniel and Miriam, House · listed 2002
Pontiac Hotel · listed 1983
Richardson-Bates House · listed 1975
Sheldon Hall · listed 1980
Sloan, George B., Estate · listed 1988
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