Andrus Block / Home Dairy Building

Andrus & Church (William A. Andrus & William A. Church), Booksellers, Printers, and Bookbinders

George B. Davis, Lawyer, 2d floor

Samuel D. Halliday, Lawyer, 2d floor

D. F. Van Vleet, Lawyer, 2d floor

O.R. Stanford, Sign and Board Advertisements, Rear

Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

Andrus & Church (William Andrus and William A Church), Booksellers, Stationers, Book, Wall Paper, and Job Printers and Book Binders 

George B Davis, Lawyer

Ithaca, NY

Andrus & Church (William Andrus and William A Church) Booksellers, Stationers, Printers and Bookbinders
John D Collins, Lawyer 
George B Davis, Lawyer
Dr Harvey L Van Pelt, Physician and Surgeon

George S Barber, Livery, Hitching, Boarding and Sale Stables-Rear-1-43 E State St

Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof, wood frame; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 story, non-combustible roof, "Store Ho." (house); 
Other: Fire escape, back (S);

Andrus & Church (William A Church), Booksellers, Stationers, Printers and Bookbinders
George B Davis, Lawyer 
Austin Dunbar, Lawyer 
K of P Hall (Knights of Pythias Hall)
Dr Harvey L VanPelt, Physician and Surgeon

Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

Home Dairy Cafeteria, Leigh Howell Manager, Restaurant and Bakery
Monroe M. Sweetland, Lawyer
Castle Hall (Knights of Pythias Hall)
Harvey L. VanPelt, Physician and Surgeon

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Andrus Block 
Home Dairy Co, Leigh H Howell Manager, Cafeteria and Bakery

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

143 East State St. Historic name: Andrus Block, Home Dairy Company 

"Four-story, four-bay, Italianate-style, brick commercial building; street-level facade retains continuous multilight transoms above display window and recessed side entrances; storefront retains oak panel sign with “Home Dairy Co.’’ in gilt letters; storefront comer quoins consist of vermiculated stone blocks alternating with incised stone blocks, capped by vermiculated stone consoles; upper stories retain arched windows with continuous stone sills, vermiculated stone keystones and plinths, and historic one-over-one sash; corbelled brick comice consists of stepped brick architrave, frieze with recessed panels, with denticulated stamped metal comice above; comers marked by corbelled brackets capped with stone globe finials. Built ca. 1872; storefront alterations 1929, 2003-2004. 

Historical note: Fire destroyed the original Andrus and Church bookstore, a three-story brick building, in 1871. They replaced the lost building with the present four-story Italianate-style building. Until 1929, when the Home Dairy Company opened, the building had a cast iron storefront. The Home Dairy operated until 2002."

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

"In 1831, Ebenezer Mac, owner of the Ithaca Journal from 1823 to 1833, and partner William Andrus purchased this site for their printing and publishing business. Fire destroyed the original building, and the current one was constructed in 1871.

In 1929, Home Dairy started as a buttermilk and donut shop in this location. At some point, the original cast-iron storefront was replaced by the existing wood and glass façade. Special details include the oak signboard with gilt lettering, arched windows, and stone globes punctuating the ends of each cornice."

Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 30.