Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)

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Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)
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Location120 E. Buffalo St.,
Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′29″N76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1867
Architectural style Italianate
Part of De 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]

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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.

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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. 1 2 3 4 "The Boardman House". Historic Ithaca. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "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 2016-03-01.Note: This includes Stephen W. Jacobs (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Boardman House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photograph
  5. "History of the Handwerker Gallery". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
  6. "The Ghosts of Boardman House". 1 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.

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