Historic Ithaca
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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Ithaca Heritage
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
A Revitalized Eddy Gate in Ithaca's Collegetown
May 03, 2018 PHOTO COURTESY THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY “So enter that thou mayest become more learned; more thoughtful; so...
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Historic Ithaca
- Apr 12, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
Ithaca Inspired – Stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County’s Outsized Impact
May 16, 2017 About a million visitors a year come to Ithaca and Tompkins County. They come for a bunch of reasons - for Cornell and...
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Historic Ithaca
- Apr 5, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Mar 31, 2022
- 6 min
Recognizing "Real Magic"
July 07, 2018 PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH DAVIS. By Hannah Davis Armed with a camera and recorder, I’m spending the summer documenting the...
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Historic Ithaca
- Mar 29, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
Family Farms Keep Tompkins County's Rural Heritage Alive
July 12, 2018 PHOTO BY ROBYN WISHNA A mix of tradition and innovation. That’s what it takes to keep a family farm going in this era of...
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Historic Ithaca
- Mar 22, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 min
Tompkins Center for History and Culture Awarded $1.365 Million by NYS
January 03, 2018 The New York State Regional Economic Development Council’s (REDC) Southern Tier region awarded two grants totaling...
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Historic Ithaca
- Mar 15, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Mar 10, 2022
- 5 min
Heritage Ambassador Joe Schill Digs into House Histories
February 07, 2018 TOMPKINS COUNTY HERITAGE AMBASSADOR JOE SCHILL (PHOTO FROM ROPER CENTER) Fall Creek resident Joe Schill joined the...
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Historic Ithaca
- Mar 8, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
"Civil Warriors" Uncovers African American History
February 15, 2018 Historic Ithaca and The History Center in Tompkins County, (together under the Ithaca Heritage banner), along with the...
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Historic Ithaca
- Mar 1, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Feb 24, 2022
- 1 min
From “Dryden’s Homestead Heritage Fair Day Honors Rural Heritage”
The Southworth Homestead became the headquarters of the Dryden Town Historical Society in 2012. It had been the home of Dryden’s...
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Historic Ithaca
- Feb 22, 2022
- 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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Ithaca Heritage
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
Ithaca is ICY, Part 2: The Frozen Lake
December 18, 2017 Cayuga Lake as a Frozen Ice Rink By Louise Bement, Town of Lansing Historian COLLECTION OF THE HISTORY CENTER IN...
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Historic Ithaca
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
The History Center in Tompkins County
The History Center was established in 1863 as the Ithaca Historical and Scientific Society with Ezra Cornell as its first President. In...
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Ithaca Heritage
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Ithaca is ICY—Winter Carnivals in Tompkins County
December 08, 2017 ISAAC SOBERS' HORSE AND CUTTER, VERNE MORTON COLLECTION, THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY Tompkins County’s 2017...
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