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Name: The Ithaca Hotel
Address: 83 E State St Ithaca
Year Built: 1809
Demolished: 1871

Building Type: Commercial/Residence
Construction: not specified

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Built by Luther Gere in 1809, the Ithaca Hotel building was destroyed in the great fire of 1871 (August 22, 1871). A new Ithaca Hotel building opened in 1872.

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Ithaca Hotel, W. H. Welch & Son, proprietors

Directory of the Village of Ithaca, 1869-70

Ithaca Journal Office, Ithaca, NY

Resident Household in 1870

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation
Warner H Welch	M	53	Hotel Keeper
Mirab B Welch	F	50	None
Orlando B Welch	M	22	None
Carlton Welch	M	5	None
Joseph M Lyons	M	35	Bookseller
Julia B Lyons	F	25	None
Grace Lyons	F		None
Henry B Lord	M	45	Cashier 1st NB
Sarah E Lord	F	38	None
William W Newcomb	M	60	Conchologist
Mrs Blank Newcomb	M	58	None
Thomas Newcomb	M	25	Express Agent
Mrs Dr Blank Hildebrant	F	35	None
William Hildebrant	M	16	None
Thomas Hildebrant	M	6	None
Maria D Faxon	F	70	None
Charlotte L Henderson	F	55	None
Lee Henderson	M	20	None
James L Henderson	M	16	None
Mrs G S Leland	F	18	None
Mrs C K Stevens	F	35	None
Susie Stevens	F	6	None
Ezra Weaver	M	50	Justice of the Peace
James B Walker	M	54	Ret Farmer
Charles W Bates	M	40	Dry Goods Merchant
William Deignon	M	23	Tailor
John Fleck	M	27	Plumber
William McKinney	M	25	Stage Driver
Simon McWhorter	M	25	Stage Driver
Seneca Tobias	M	27	Stage Driver
Freeman Kelly	M	45	Hardware Merch
Tillot Kenney	M	30	Dry Goods Merch
Alanson Bishop	M	37	Physician & Surgeon
F R Waters	M	20	Student CU
Charles Sanford	M	20	Student CU
George F Dickinson	M	19	Student CU
George M Luther	M	20	Student CU
George E Richards	M	20	Student CU
Barnet L Corey	M	20	Student CU
Emanuel E Prevost	M	20	Student CU
Charles V Gregg	M	19	Student CU
Hugh V Gavigan	M	18	Student CU
George C Hanford	M	24	Student CU
Russel Headley	M	20	Student CU
Howard E Ames	M	18	Student CU
Oliver Allen	M	20	Student CU
J Arthur Jukes	M	20	Student CU
Maggie Carron	F	22	Waiter
Ann Carron	F	25	Waiter
Pat Riley	M	17	Porter
Mary Feally	F	17	Waiter
Kate Feally	F	18	Waiter
Bridget Brown	F	22	Chambermaid
Nellie Dacey	F	21	Waiter
Bridget Moran	F	20	Waiter
Kate Riley	F	20	Servant
Jenny Thompson	F	17	Serrvant
Sarah Jones	F	18	Servant
Bridget Clyance	F	18	Servant
Kate Devoy	F	18	Servant
Julia Graham	F	20	Servant
Kate Donnelly	F	17	Servant
Henry Gwin	M	18	Waiter
Richard McMean	M	35	Porter
Samuel Thompson	M	17	Porter
William Griffith	M	32	Cook
John Glynn	M	17	Porter
Mary Bradley	F	20	Servant
Nathan Judevant	M	40	Hostler
James Hurson	M	14	Porter
George DeWitt	M	23	Hotel Clerk
Mike McGrade	M	21	Hostler
John Brum	M	28	Porter

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215 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899) 75 E State St Ithaca