Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)

Boardman House
Interactive map showing the location of Boardman House
Location120 E. Buffalo St.,
Ithaca, New York
Coordinates42°26′29″N 76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1867
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofDe Witt Park Historic District (ID71000561)
NRHP reference No.71000559[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1971

The Boardman House is a historic house located at 120 East Buffalo Street in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. It is part of the De Witt Park Historic District.[2]

Description and history

The house was built in 1866 by A.B. Dale for George McChain, on land purchased from Ezra Cornell.[3] It is a three-story, Italianate structure with red brick and brown trim, with full basement.[4][3] The main block is 42 feet square and features a hipped roof and cupola.[4]

The house is named for Judge Douglass Boardman, the first dean of Cornell Law School, who purchased it in 1886.[3] In 1911, the building was sold to the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College.[3][4]

In 1966, the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972.[5] The college sold the building in 1972.[6]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971 and currently used for offices.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.historicithaca.org/post/boardman-house
  3. ^ a b c d "The Boardman House". Historic Ithaca. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Note: This includes Stephen W. Jacobs (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Boardman House" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2016. and Accompanying photograph
  5. ^ "History of the Handwerker Gallery". Archived from the original on March 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Ghosts of Boardman House". August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.

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