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    Van Buskirk Gulf Road Bridge
    Historic Ithaca
    • 6 days ago
    • 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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    Significant Elements
    Historic Ithaca
    • Jun 14
    • 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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    Ag Quad Battle
    Historic Ithaca
    • Jun 7
    • 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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    Authentically Rural Weekend Highlights Freeville
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Jun 2
    • 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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    St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Slaterville Springs
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 31
    • 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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    "Inquire Within: Rental Housing in Ithaca 1870-1920"
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 24
    • 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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    History Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local History
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 17
    • 1 min

    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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    Architectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY State
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 10
    • 1 min

    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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    Clinton Hall
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    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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    Barns
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 26
    • 1 min

    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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    Rural Preservation Company
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 19
    • 1 min

    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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    Brick Cleaning Demonstration
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min

    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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    First Baptist Church
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min

    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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    St. James AME Zion Church
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 29
    • 1 min

    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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    Moving the Red House
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    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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    Greek Revival Festival
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 15
    • 1 min

    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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    East Hill Historic District
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 8
    • 1 min

    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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    Boardman House
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    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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    DeWitt School
    Historic Ithaca
    • Feb 22
    • 1 min

    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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    Clinton House
    Historic Ithaca
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    Clinton House

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