Historic Ithaca
First Old House Fair
Historic Ithaca held its first Old House Fair in June of 1993. This two-day event, the first of many held once a year, brought together...
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Historic Ithaca
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Van Buskirk Gulf Road Bridge
The Van Buskirk Gulf Road Bridge in the town of Newfield, a ca. 1818 stone arch bridge, is the oldest known bridge in Tompkins County. By...
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Historic Ithaca
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Significant Elements
In Spring of 1991, Historic Ithaca opened Significant Elements, its architectural salvage warehouse, advertising its mission with the...
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Historic Ithaca
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Ag Quad Battle
Through much of the 1980s, Historic Ithaca was deeply embroiled in a battle over the fate of Cornell’s Agricultural Quad. In 1979,...
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Ithaca Heritage
Jun 2, 20222 min read
Authentically Rural Weekend Highlights Freeville
September 19, 2018 FROM HTTP://WWW.FREEVILLENY.ORG/GALLERIES/OLD-FREEVILLE-PHOTOS/ When Ithaca Heritage partners first started planning...
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Historic Ithaca
May 31, 20221 min read
St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Slaterville Springs
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1893, is a well-executed and intact example of the Victorian Gothic style that was popular in rural...
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Historic Ithaca
May 24, 20221 min read
"Inquire Within: Rental Housing in Ithaca 1870-1920"
In 1985, Historic Ithaca was awarded a grant to research the history of rental housing in Ithaca. Mary Raddant Tomlan acted as both...
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Historic Ithaca
May 17, 20221 min read
History Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local History
From 1986 to 1988, Historic Ithaca received grants under NYSCA’s Arts-in-Education Initiative to develop a local history curriculum, in...
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Historic Ithaca
May 10, 20221 min read
Architectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY State
In April 1986, Historic Ithaca and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission were joint recipients of the Preservation League of New...
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Historic Ithaca
May 3, 20221 min read
Clinton Hall
Clinton Hall, neighbor to the Clinton House, was built between 1837 and 1846 and is the most significant example of Greek Revival...
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Historic Ithaca
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Barns
Following its designation as a Rural Preservation Company by the State of New York in 1984, Historic Ithaca began to focus on barns in...
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Historic Ithaca
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Rural Preservation Company
In 1984, the State of New York designated Historic Ithaca as a Rural Preservation Company. Under this program, NYS provided funding to...
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Historic Ithaca
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Brick Cleaning Demonstration
In 1984, plans to repave East State Street were in development, and the Mayor, Common Council, and Historic Ithaca were in disagreement...
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Historic Ithaca
Apr 5, 20221 min read
First Baptist Church
When the City of Ithaca launched its Community Development program in 1975, it designated low-interest loan funding for the conservation...
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Historic Ithaca
Mar 29, 20221 min read
St. James AME Zion Church
St. James A.M.E. Zion Church was chartered in 1833 by a group of African American Methodists who had previously attended "colored class"...
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Historic Ithaca
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Moving the Red House
The moving of the “Red House,” in 1979, was Historic Ithaca’s first attempt at moving a building and was a remarkably smooth operation....
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Historic Ithaca
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Greek Revival Festival
In September 1976, Historic Ithaca held its first conference, a Greek Revival Festival. The festival – an event featuring lectures, a...
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Historic Ithaca
Mar 8, 20221 min read
East Hill Historic District
The East Hill Historic District’s contributing structures were built from 1830 to 1932, with a flurry of development following the...
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Historic Ithaca
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Boardman House
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,...
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Historic Ithaca
Feb 22, 20221 min read
DeWitt School
In its earliest years, Historic Ithaca set out to protect four significant buildings: the Clinton House, the Boardman House, the Old...
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