It borders four other Syracuse neighborhoods, with Northside to the north and west, Near Northeast to the southwest, Lincoln Park to the south, and Eastwood to the east.
The stately homes found in this neighborhood represent some of the finest works of Syracuse architects, landscape architects, interior designers, and builders, including Ward Wellington Ward, Dwight James Baum, Paul Hueber, Bonta and Taylor, Archimedes Russell, and Harry King.
The neighborhood is characterized by its Garden City town planning principles, bucolic tree-lined streets, and manicured landscaping.
[citation needed] The Sedgwick-James-Highland Preservation District contains approximately 285 residences, one church, Lincoln Junior High School, and a number of business establishments, several of which are residential conversions.
Highland and James streets, laid out in the nineteenth century, run parallel and form a southwest-northeast axis for the district.