This modest rectangular house is one-story in height, with a shallow gable roof. It is constructed of prefabricated panels on a concrete slab. It is clad with shingles. The garage at the rear of the property predates the house, originally serving the house at 116 McIntyre Place. Urie and Liese Bronfenbrenner, who lived at 116 McIntyre Place, had the house built for Urie's father, Dr. Alexander Bronfenbrenner and his housekeeper, Callie Champion. Alexander Bronfenbrenner was a pathologist; he moved to Ithaca in 1952 and died in 1966 after a long illness.
This house was pre-fabricated by National Homes and erected in 1953 by Mr. Jennings of Groton, NY. In 1977 the kitchen was modernized. New windows were added in 1982. In 1991 it was described as having crank-operated, awning-style windows.
Included in
Forest Home Historic District with USN 10906.000176. To access the Building-Structure Inventory form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form"), follow these
Lookup Instructions. This is the source of the descriptions above, including the Build date.
Other sources:
- The Ithaca Journal, Tuesday, January 11, 1966, page 2. "Pathologist Dies Here."