Ithaca Town Hall

Details
Name
Ithaca Town Hall
Address
126 E Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)
26 E Seneca St Ithaca
Year Built
1881
Demolished
2003 (ca.)
Architects
Alvah B. Wood
Building Type
Public
Construction
2 story Brick structure with Brick lining.
Block Number
47
Description
"The Town Hall (1881) is a former residence designed by Alvah B. Wood, a classmate of Ithaca’s best-known architect, William Henry Miller. It has a complex Queen Anne style roof, decorated chimney, and gable ornament. The two-story round bay on the front is typical of some Queen Anne houses." Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 20. http://www.historicithaca.org/

1940-Tompkins Co-operative Fire Insurance Company (Source: 1940 city directory)

Demolished December 2003-January 2004 for Seneca Place on the Commons. See "Making a Place for Seneca Place," Ithaca Journal, January 1, 2004, 13.
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Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Walter H LockerbyM42HeadPhysician
Edith LockerbyF38WifeNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Myron H ElyM51HeadDealer
Ida ElyF52WifeNone
Frances L ElyF20DaughterNone
Ruth ElyF17DaughterStudent
James H McCarthyM30LodgerSalesman
Frank E SpeddingM26LodgerPhotographer
Harold E JohnsonM24LodgerInstructor
Arthur HitchM20LodgerNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry B HamiltonM49HeadOrthodontist
Nora A HamiltonF46WifeNone
Mary RobertsonF70Mother-in-LawNone
Minerva E SackettF27LodgerHygienist
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ada C HaleyF36HeadNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Florence A BuppF60HeadHousekeeper
Ella G BrinkF50RoomerPractical Nurse
Reuben WheatonM63RoomerLaborer
Richard B WardwellM57RoomerSteam Fitter