[3] The building's recessed stories resemble an ancient ziggurat or step pyramid, while other parts embrace modern technology and contemporary innovation.

[6] According to the National Park Service: The Niagara Hudson Building in Syracuse is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture and a symbol of the Age of Electricity.

The design elements applied by architects Melvin L. King and Bley & Lyman transformed a corporate office tower into a widely admired beacon of light and belief in the future.

With its central tower and figurative winged sculpture personifying electric lighting, the powerfully sculpted and decorated building offered a symbol of optimism and progress in the context of the Great Depression.

The year after, in January, National Grid announced plans to repair and upgrade the lighting system, following a restoration of the roof and facade.