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Cradit-Moore House
On May 23, 2000, Historic Ithaca moved Cornell University’s Cradit-Moore House. Threatened by Cornell’s North Campus initiative, Historic...
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Historic Ithaca
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Ithaca City Cemetery
Historic Ithaca held its first ever Halloween graveyard tour in 1994. Many rural cemeteries have been toured since then, but by 2000,...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
State Theatre
The State Theatre is the only surviving early movie palace in Ithaca and is widely regarded as the finest example of its kind. Opened in...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
The Ithaca Bill
In 1993, Lynn Truame of Historic Ithaca (now the Community Development Planner at Ithaca’s Urban Renewal Agency) began to research and...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
West Dryden Community Center
In 1995, Historic Ithaca embarked on a new rehabilitation project, the West Dryden Community Center. Built in 1832, the building was...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Historic Metal Truss Bridges
Metal truss bridges embody the dramatic evolution of the transportation network in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Maintenance...
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Ithaca Heritage
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
The Founding of the “Friends of the Ithaca City Cemetery”
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....
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Historic Ithaca
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
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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Ithaca Heritage
- Jun 23, 2022
- 4 min
EXPLORE ITHACA: DAY THREE CULTURAL HERITAGE ITINERARY
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...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
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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Ithaca Heritage
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
Explore Ithaca Heritage: Day Two Cultural Heritage Itinerary
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...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
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 13, 2022
- 1 min
Deconstructing Demolition May 11, 2022 - September 3, 2022
Historic Ithaca is a partner in the network CR0WD (Circularity, Reuse and Zero Waste Development), a group working on deconstruction best...
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Ithaca Heritage
- Jun 9, 2022
- 3 min
Explore Ithaca Heritage: A One-Day Cultural Heritage Itinerary
Just have a day to explore Ithaca and Tompkins County? You can discover its rich cultural heritage in this Ithaca Heritage-curated...
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Historic Ithaca
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
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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Historic Ithaca
- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
Village of Freeville's New Panels June 2022
The Village of Freeville has recently unveiled nine interpretive panels for Station Park. Fittingly, they focus mainly on the railroads...
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Ithaca Heritage
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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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Ithaca Heritage
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Falconry Comes to the Southworth Homestead on Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day
By Mary Hornbuckle September 17, 2018 CLAIRE KUIKEN’S RED-TAILED HAWK AJAX Falconry, also known as hawking, is the sport of hunting with...
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Historic Ithaca
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
"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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