In September 1976, Historic Ithaca held its first conference, a Greek Revival Festival. The festival – an event featuring lectures, a...

February 07, 2018 TOMPKINS COUNTY HERITAGE AMBASSADOR JOE SCHILL (PHOTO FROM ROPER CENTER) Fall Creek resident Joe Schill joined the...

The East Hill Historic District’s contributing structures were built from 1830 to 1932, with a flurry of development following the...

February 15, 2018 Historic Ithaca and The History Center in Tompkins County, (together under the Ithaca Heritage banner), along with the...

The Boardman House, a brick Italianate building in Ithaca’s downtown, was built in 1866, and for more than 50 years, from 1911 to 1968,...

The Southworth Homestead became the headquarters of the Dryden Town Historical Society in 2012. It had been the home of Dryden’s...

In its earliest years, Historic Ithaca set out to protect four significant buildings: the Clinton House, the Boardman House, the Old...

December 18, 2017 Cayuga Lake as a Frozen Ice Rink By Louise Bement, Town of Lansing Historian COLLECTION OF THE HISTORY CENTER IN...

The History Center was established in 1863 as the Ithaca Historical and Scientific Society with Ezra Cornell as its first President. In...

Isn’t it great when someone looks out for you? If you’ve ever been on the hunt for a special fixture, piece of furniture, or the perfect...

Geno joined the Historic Ithaca/Significant Elements team in November 2021 as the Work Preserve Outreach & Education Coordinator. Geno’s...

Looking for helpful information about energy retrofitting your property? Historic Ithaca's new website now has an Energy Retrofit Toolkit...

December 08, 2017 ISAAC SOBERS' HORSE AND CUTTER, VERNE MORTON COLLECTION, THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY Tompkins County’s 2017...

Historic Ithaca and Wharton Studio Museum have curated a multimedia exhibit in the Atrium at the Tompkins Center for History and Culture...

Ithaca has been recognized internationally as it became the first US city to begin operation on a 100% decarbonization plan. Ithaca...

The restoration and renovation of the Clinton House was Historic Ithaca’s most massive and long-term undertaking. Built as a grand hotel...

August 02, 2018 Of course, as Director of The History Center in Tompkins County, I am delighted that we own and manage the Eight Square...

The DeWitt Park Historic District is significant, both in its diversity of architectural styles, dating from 1820 to 1930, and in its...

August 07, 2018 I have a very deep connection to Tompkins County. Of particular note is land in Dryden that has been in my family since...

In Historic Ithaca’s earliest days, information relevant to preservation – local history, current events, or architectural information –...