Historic Ithaca6 days ago1 minVan Buskirk Gulf Road BridgeThe 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...
Historic IthacaJun 141 minSignificant ElementsIn Spring of 1991, Historic Ithaca opened Significant Elements, its architectural salvage warehouse, advertising its mission with the...
Historic IthacaJun 71 minAg Quad BattleThrough much of the 1980s, Historic Ithaca was deeply embroiled in a battle over the fate of Cornell’s Agricultural Quad. In 1979,...
Ithaca HeritageJun 22 minAuthentically Rural Weekend Highlights FreevilleSeptember 19, 2018 FROM HTTP://WWW.FREEVILLENY.ORG/GALLERIES/OLD-FREEVILLE-PHOTOS/ When Ithaca Heritage partners first started planning...
Historic IthacaMay 311 minSt. Thomas Episcopal Church in Slaterville SpringsSt. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1893, is a well-executed and intact example of the Victorian Gothic style that was popular in rural...
Historic IthacaMay 241 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...
Historic IthacaMay 171 minHistory Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local HistoryFrom 1986 to 1988, Historic Ithaca received grants under NYSCA’s Arts-in-Education Initiative to develop a local history curriculum, in...
Historic IthacaMay 101 minArchitectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY StateIn April 1986, Historic Ithaca and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission were joint recipients of the Preservation League of New...
Historic IthacaMay 31 minClinton HallClinton Hall, neighbor to the Clinton House, was built between 1837 and 1846 and is the most significant example of Greek Revival...
Historic IthacaApr 261 minBarnsFollowing its designation as a Rural Preservation Company by the State of New York in 1984, Historic Ithaca began to focus on barns in...
Historic IthacaApr 191 minRural Preservation CompanyIn 1984, the State of New York designated Historic Ithaca as a Rural Preservation Company. Under this program, NYS provided funding to...
Historic IthacaApr 121 minBrick Cleaning DemonstrationIn 1984, plans to repave East State Street were in development, and the Mayor, Common Council, and Historic Ithaca were in disagreement...
Historic IthacaApr 51 minFirst Baptist ChurchWhen the City of Ithaca launched its Community Development program in 1975, it designated low-interest loan funding for the conservation...
Historic IthacaMar 291 minSt. James AME Zion ChurchSt. James A.M.E. Zion Church was chartered in 1833 by a group of African American Methodists who had previously attended "colored class"...
Historic IthacaMar 221 minMoving the Red HouseThe moving of the “Red House,” in 1979, was Historic Ithaca’s first attempt at moving a building and was a remarkably smooth operation....
Historic IthacaMar 151 minGreek Revival FestivalIn September 1976, Historic Ithaca held its first conference, a Greek Revival Festival. The festival – an event featuring lectures, a...
Historic IthacaMar 81 minEast Hill Historic DistrictThe East Hill Historic District’s contributing structures were built from 1830 to 1932, with a flurry of development following the...
Historic IthacaMar 11 minBoardman HouseThe Boardman House, a brick Italianate building in Ithaca’s downtown, was built in 1866, and for more than 50 years, from 1911 to 1968,...
Historic IthacaFeb 221 minDeWitt SchoolIn its earliest years, Historic Ithaca set out to protect four significant buildings: the Clinton House, the Boardman House, the Old...
Historic IthacaFeb 81 minClinton HouseThe restoration and renovation of the Clinton House was Historic Ithaca’s most massive and long-term undertaking. Built as a grand hotel...