222 N Aurora St Ithaca

Details
Address
222 N Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899)
38 N Aurora St Ithaca
Year Built
1891
Demolished
1962
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
3 story Wood structure
Block Number
55
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

VEND
Gro.
Sausage Facty (factory)
Meat
Flour & Feed
Wall 1st only

Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
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

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

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
“The frame buildings on the site of the proposed Reed Block on Aurora street are being removed.”

“Town Talk,” Ithaca Daily Journal, September 12, 1891, 3, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18910912-01.1.3

“The brick work on the Reed block is completed and the scaffolding is being removed.”

“Town Talk,” Ithaca Daily Journal, December 10, 1891, 3, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18911210-01.1.3

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, right (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, frame partition left (S), (#222 N Aurora St), "Meat", "Sausage Facty" (factory) / Section 2, right (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, wall 1st only on left, (#224 N Aurora St), Flour & Feed; 
Porches: Porch 1, back (W), 3 stories, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Also #220 N Aurora St, #224 N Aurora St / Treated #220 N Aurora St as Main Structure / Brick veneer;

“Due for demolition are these three buildings at 218-226 N. Aurora St., including all three structures north of the municipal parking lot, and the three-story brick Reed Block which has housed stores and apartments for decades. Tenants of the buildings must vacate by April 30, after which work will start on an addition to the Ithaca Post Office.”

“Due for Demolition, photo caption, Ithaca Journal, March 20, 1962, 7.

Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Joseph A ReedM57HeadLandlord
Ella A ReedF47WifeNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Elias M EllisM52HeadLife Insurance Agent
May J EllisF26DaughterSchool Teacher
Eadith H EllisF18DaughterNone
Alpela G EllisF75MotherNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Henry H LanaganM34HeadGymnasium Instructor
Sarah A LanaganF33WifeNone
Raymond A LanaganM12SonAt School
Bessie DuttonF13Sister-in-LawNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Sarah E KeyesF58HeadNone
Alice A KeyesF17DaughterNone
Ida L KeyesF25DaughterBookkeeper
Marie KeyesF22DaughterBookkeeper
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Alton SwitzerM35HeadCashier
Edith SwitzerF33WifeNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Bert JohnsonM40HeadAgent
Ida JohnsonF38WifeNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ellen ReedF67HeadNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Arvilla R WarnerF76HeadNone
Jessie A WarnerF42DaughterBookkeeper
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Arthur SinsabaughM35HeadVulcanizer
Ada E SinsabaughF27WifeNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Robert M ProttsM39HeadGardener
Gussie M ProttsF39WifeNone
Roger N ProttsM19NephewConductor
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Nellie R ThompsonF50HeadNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Katherine M ConlinF40HeadTreasurer
Mary ConlinF45AuntNone
Samuel W ReedM75UncleRetired
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Walter E BurnsM37HeadSalesman
Marie N BurnsF34WifeNone
Ellen C NevinsF73Mother-in-LawNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Carrie M ConlinF43HeadNone
Frieda SeeleyF30SisterWaitress
William SeeleyM10NephewNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry D MaddenM35HeadNone
Helen L MaddenF35WifeClerk
Paulene M MaddenF12DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Gerard J KaneM22HeadAccountant
Josephine M KaneF24WifeStenographer
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles S WestM52HeadProprietor
Mary E WestF52WifeNone
Donald L WestM20SonNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Elizabeth F SniperF38HeadTypist
Ida M SniperF67MotherNurse
Elizabeth L AndrewsF37LodgerBookkeeper
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary CummingsF53HeadNone
Thomas CummingsM24SonMeat Cutter
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Carrie M ConlinF52HeadNone
William D SeeleyM20NephewSalesman
Freda SeeleyF43SisterTurner
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Walter P StephensM78HeadClerk
Mina StephensF59WifeNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Elizabeth CassidyF43HeadBeautician
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles F CarpenterM60HeadMail Carrier
Esther CarpenterF54WifeNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Earl MoyerM54HeadStatistician
Viola MoyerF54WifeDitto Machine Operator
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Minta A LyonF67HeadNone
Emma Eloise LyonF28DaughterPublic Health Nurse
Elsie Tucker LyonF22DaughterStenographer
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Carrie M ConlinF62HeadTaking Care of Property
Frieda SeeleyF54PartnerLeather Worker
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Viola MoyerF66HeadNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Walter P StephensM80HeadNone
Mina C StephensF68WifeWorks at Desk in Dormitory
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Anna B GageF48HeadShop Clerk
Edward G HomanM32Son-in-LawSalesman
Myra K HomanF28DaughterNone
Sharon A HomanF4GranddaughterNone
Laurel M HomanF3GranddaughterNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
George B WalkerM30HeadAssistant in Teaching Chemistry
Jane WalkerF32WifeHelper in Rooming House
Charles W WalkerM3SonNone