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Alhambra Hotel
Details
- Name
- Alhambra Hotel
- Address
- 116 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
18 E State St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1901
- Building Type
- Commercial/Residence
- Construction
- 3 story Brick structure
Description
The Alhambra Hotel building burned down in 1901 and was replaced by a new building.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Alhambra House Advertisement, 1867 city directory, p4. 1867
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Alhambra House (Oristus H. Gregory proprietor) 18 E State
Oristus H. Gregory, eating house, 18 E State, h do.
Oristus H. Gregory, eating house, 18 E State, h do.
H. G. Smith & Co., Lancaster, PA
Lewis H Bement, Restaurant, home same
Ed Bement, Bookkeeper
Ed Bement, Bookkeeper
Fanny Doyle, Domestic
Betsey Morehouse
Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY
Alhambra Hotel, Daniel Connelly Proprietor
"The Alhambra...has been occupied as a restaurant for more than 30 years. As far back as 1870 it was noted as Ithaca's finest eating house."
"Alhambra Hotel Gutted: Occupants Escaped by Leaping from a Window," Ithaca Daily Journal, January 4, 1901, 3.
1901
Resident Household in 1880
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis H Bement | M | 59 | Head | Propr Restaurant |
| Phoebe Bement | F | 53 | Wife | None |
| Lewis B Bement | M | 14 | Son | At School |
| Fred Bement | M | 9 | Grandson | None |
| Ed Bement | M | 23 | Son | Clerk Store |
| Ettie Bement | F | 19 | Daughter-in-Law | At Home |
| Betsey Morehouse | F | 84 | Mother | None |
| Fanny Doyle | F | 30 | Servant | Servant |
Resident Household in 1900
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Connelly | M | 33 | Head | Hotel Keeper |
| Catherine Connelly | F | 33 | Wife | None |
| Edward C Connelly | M | 2 | Son | None |
| Daniel Connelly Jr | M | 0 | Son | None |
| Albert Smith | M | 26 | Cook | Cook |
| Agnes Smith | F | 23 | Wife | None |
| Edward Dunn | M | 20 | Cook | Cook |
| Irene Detrick | F | 46 | Laundry | None |
| George R Moore | M | 26 | Bartender | Bartender |
| James Meaney | M | 999 | Roomer | Unknown |
| William J Mobbs | M | 26 | Bartender | Bartender |