by Julee Johnson October 09, 2017 In 1995 I visited a friend who’d just been appointed as the director of the Cornell in Paris Program....

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...

Take a deeper dive into Ithaca and Tompkins County’s cultural heritage on Day Three of a visit to the county. ITHACA CITY CEMETERY LAKE...

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...

Lucky enough to have a second day to spend in Ithaca and Tompkins County? Once you’ve visited some of the attractions on the One-Day...

In Spring of 1991, Historic Ithaca opened Significant Elements, its architectural salvage warehouse, advertising its mission with the...

Just have a day to explore Ithaca and Tompkins County? You can discover its rich cultural heritage in this Ithaca Heritage-curated...

Through much of the 1980s, Historic Ithaca was deeply embroiled in a battle over the fate of Cornell’s Agricultural Quad. In 1979,...

September 19, 2018 FROM HTTP://WWW.FREEVILLENY.ORG/GALLERIES/OLD-FREEVILLE-PHOTOS/ When Ithaca Heritage partners first started planning...

St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1893, is a well-executed and intact example of the Victorian Gothic style that was popular in rural...

By Mary Hornbuckle September 17, 2018 CLAIRE KUIKEN’S RED-TAILED HAWK AJAX Falconry, also known as hawking, is the sport of hunting with...

In 1985, Historic Ithaca was awarded a grant to research the history of rental housing in Ithaca. Mary Raddant Tomlan acted as both...

By Monika Roth, Agriculture Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County September 21, 2018 FREEVILLE’S JERRY DELL...

From 1986 to 1988, Historic Ithaca received grants under NYSCA’s Arts-in-Education Initiative to develop a local history curriculum, in...

By Patricia Longoria, Historic Ithaca Events and Community Engagement Coordinator October 16, 2018 In October, when the first frost...

In April 1986, Historic Ithaca and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission were joint recipients of the Preservation League of New...

October 03, 2017 Helen Henry, Irene Suzey, Susan Stephens, Fitch Stephens, Roger Williams, Caroline Williams, Gertrude Haviland, Clara...

Clinton Hall, neighbor to the Clinton House, was built between 1837 and 1846 and is the most significant example of Greek Revival...

November 04, 2017 Caesar Grimalkin, a gray tiger cat with seven toes on each white front paw, lived with Celia and William Hazlitt Smith...

Following its designation as a Rural Preservation Company by the State of New York in 1984, Historic Ithaca began to focus on barns in...