Real Estate NewsUpdated: Nov. 14, 2025, 6:01 a.m.|Published: Nov. 14, 2025, 6:00 a.m.
– “Attracted” to older style homes, but looking to avoid the maintenance headaches of historic houses, Chris Dembs sought a Vermont company to build a replica 1850s New England Greek Revival farmhouse at 4477 Cole Road, on Onondaga Hill, in 2012. The lovely family room gets great sunlight. Courtesy of CST Media Productions, LLC.Courtesy of CST Media Productions LLC.
ONONDAGA HILL, NY – One day, while standing in his driveway, Chris Dembs watched a car pull up in front of his four-bedroom home at 4477 Cole Road on Onondaga Hill.
“You did a great job restoring that old house,” the driver said. “But I do not remember a house being there before.”
My name is Johnathan Croyle and I write about Central New York history and nostalgia for Advance Media New York, featured obituaries, and the weekly House of the Week feature. I joined the company in 2000 as a… more
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