Bowery Hill/Prospect Hill
- Name
- Bowery Hill/Prospect Hill
- Address
- 138 Prospect St Ithaca (as of 1899)
15 Prospect St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1955
- Building Type
- Residence
- Construction
- not specified
15 Prospect St in 1876 city directory
Bowery Hill in 1878 city directory and 1880 census
Prospect Hill, n Aurora in 1880 and 1883 city directories
15 Prospect St in 1884 city directory
Prospect Hill in 1898 city directory
House remodeled by architect A.B. Dale in 1873.
“...the old residence of Mr. William Andrus, senior, remodelled so radically as to be essentially a new building…. The house from cellar to garret, as it has been modernized and improved, is both tasty and convenient.” For description see: “A Fine Residence,” Ithaca Daily Journal, February 4, 1873, 4.
This building was purchased by the Cooperative GLF Exchange Inc in 1939 and used as office space. It was demolished in 1955 to make room for parking lot for a new GLF building. See "Andrus Home Sold to GLF Exchange," The Ithaca Journal, June 21, 1939, 3, and "GLF Building Dedication Announced," The Ithaca Journal, October 12, 1955, 2.
Andrus House, ca. 1849. William Andrus, Sr., was a printer and bookseller who held many public offices, including trusteeships of the Village of Ithaca and Cornell University. His house, probably built in the 1830s, was located at 15 Prospect Street in Ithaca. His granddaughter Kate wrote of the home, from the front door-step, on a summer evening, "I could look out on the lovely lake, with hills on each side, and over the tops of green trees full of twittering birds. The creek at the foot of the hill always rippling and often the bells for an evening service, or the chimes from the University sounding on the air made up the most peaceful, lovely scene that I have ever found anywhere"
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954
No sources or narratives yet for this building.
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrus | M | 43 | Head | Book Store |
| Anna S Andrus | F | 43 | Wife | Keeping House |
| Florence Andrus | F | 14 | Daughter | At School |
| Fanny B Andrus | F | 12 | Daughter | At School |
| Joel Stone | M | 74 | Father-in-Law | Sea Captain |
| Charles M Tyler | M | 49 | Boarder | Minister |
| Ellen A Tyler | F | 43 | Wife | At Home |
| Ethel R Tyler | F | 3 | Daughter | None |
| Mary Mack | F | 23 | Servant | Servant |
| Ann Shelley | F | 30 | Servant | Servant |
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrus | M | 63 | Head | Merchant |
| Anna S Andrus | F | 64 | Wife | None |
| Florence Andrus | F | 34 | Daughter | None |
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrus | M | 73 | Head | Merchant |
| Florence S Andrus | F | 44 | Daughter | None |
| Charlotte Foster | F | 45 | Roomer | None |
| Mrs M Orrin | F | 58 | Servant | Servant |
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Andrus | F | 54 | Head | None |
| Charlotte Foster | F | 55 | Companion | Companion |
| Margaret Terrill | F | 56 | Servant | Cook |
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence S Andrus | F | 64 | Head | None |
| Charlotte Foster | F | 65 | Servant | Companion |