LIBRARY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Are you a homeowner looking for information on your older home or preservation how-to? A student researching local history and land use? Or a history buff interested in the physical environment?
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Our non-circulating library collection contains material related to:
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architecture & urban design
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local history
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conservation techniques & DIY
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historic interior & period furnishings
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… and much more
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We have over 600 books, dozens of magazine titles, a 120-year run of Ithaca City Directories, thousands of photographs and slides, surveys of historic resources throughout Tompkins County, scrapbooks, maps, and ephemera.
Library Fees:
• Photocopying $0.25 per page.
Friends of Historic Ithaca may make 10 photocopies per year free of charge.
• Scanning services $25 for the first 10 images and an additional $1 for each image thereafter.
• Research services $50 per hour.
