156 E State St Ithaca

Details
Address
156 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
58 E State St Ithaca
Year Built
1860 (ca.)
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
4 story Brick structure
Block Number
46
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Tailor
4 story building with 3 story back section.

Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
From left to right 158 E State St, 156 E State St, 154 E State St, in the 1880s.

From left to right 158 E State St, 156 E State St, 154 E State St, in the 1880s.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Joseph Esty, Leather & Findings

Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

Sisson & Barnard, Merchant Tailors (E S Sisson & John Barnard)
Georgia & Post, General Insurance and Loans (Willard B Georgia and Arthur W Post)
Southworth & Congdon, Lawyers (John H Southworth & Ossian M Congdon)

William H Sisson, Merchant Tailor 
Georgia & Southworth, Insurance, Real Estate and Loans (Willard B Georgia and John H Southworth)
Ithaca Mechanics Society (John C Gauntlett President, Thomas G Miller Vice-President, Willard B Georgia Treasurer, Frank G Wilson Secretary)

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
 Additional Sections: Section 1, back (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, wall at 1st floor only; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; Other: Skylight;

Brown & Delavan, Jewelers (Sameul A Delavan) 
W B Georgia & Son Insurance and Real Estate (J Warren Georgia) 

Liberman's Jewelry & Gift Shop, M. J. Liberman Proprietor 
Hudson J. Wilson, Physician, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Barrett's Perfume Shoppe (Edson J Barrett Proprietor, Mrs Rebecca R Lydon Manager) 
Charles V Brown, Chiropodist

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

156 East State St. 

"Four-story, three-bay, painted brick commercial building; street-level facade retains storefront with display windows and recessed entrance; upper stories retain rectangular windows, with stone lintels and sills; historic one-over-one sash on second and fourth stories, non-historic on third; corbelled brick cornice at roofline. Built 1860s."

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Ithaca Downtown Historic District, December 18, 2004

Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Chris CampbellM52HeadBlacksmith
Zeta CampbellF49WifeNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Hugh MartinM49HeadProprietor Barber Shop
Mary A MartinF42WifeNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary LandonF54HeadNone
William SheehyM42LodgerBartender
Talbot HunterM24LodgerInstructor
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Maud A CarrF38HeadBookkeeper
Ronald H CarrM15SonNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary LandonF66HeadKeeper
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary LandonF75HeadNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred E NortonM49HeadManager
Minnie NortonF65MotherNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred E NortonM59HeadGrocer
Minnie E NortonF76MotherNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
George J SmithM49HeadMechanic
Estella B SmithF42WifeOffice Clerk
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Rebecca R LydonF67HeadManager
Carrie WeberF64SisterNone