1109 N Aurora St Ithaca

Details
Address
1109 N Aurora St Ithaca (as of 1899)
245 N Aurora St Ithaca
Year Built
1836
Building Type
Residence
Construction
1.5 story Wood structure
Block Number
69
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Shed

Description
1109 N Aurora St and 406-408 E Lincoln St were built as 1 1/2 story houses by Ezra Cornell in 1836. At the time, Cornell thought they would rent for $50 a month. (Carol U. Sisler, Enterprising Families Ithaca, NY, Ithaca: DeWitt Historical Society, 1986, 53)

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, shingle roof, larger than main structure; 
Porches: Porch 1, inset left of Section 1 (E), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 1/2 stories, shingle roof, "Shed" with Section 1, left (E), 1 story, shingle roof, Sanborn 1910: #918 N Aurora St; 
Other: ;

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

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Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James Jeffrey RenwickM30HeadFarmer
Mary J RenwickF30WifeKeeping House
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Auston G RockwellM25HeadFireman
Martha B RockwellF18WifeNone
Edith May RockwellF3DaughterNone
Edna Bell RockwellF1DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Elizabeth WilkinsF60HeadNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ormal R Van OstrandM26HeadInspector
Cora M Van OstrandF21WifeNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ai LyonM43HeadClerk
Cora LyonF44WifeNone
Waldo LyonM18SonClerk
Lawrence LyonM16SonNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Waldo A LyonM28HeadMechanic
Ruth L LyonF28WifeNone
Robert H LyonM7SonNone
Edna M LyonF4DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ai LyonM52HeadMerchant
Cora B LyonF54WifeNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles L BuckM62HeadNone
Lavantia L BuckF62WifeNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Sarah A De CampF67HeadNone
Willard E De CampM25SonNone
Clayton E W De CampM32SonSalesman
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Waldo A LyonM38HeadMechanic
Ruth D LyonF39WifeNone
Robert H LyonM18SonNone
Edna M LyonF15DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ruth LyonsF49HeadNone
Edna LyonsF25DaughterSecretary
Sarah DeCampF77MotherNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Allen RaceM26HeadServiceman
Mildred RaceF28WifeNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Robert H LyonM38HeadManager
Dorothy LyonF44WifeNone
Nancy R LyonF11DaughterNone
Irene A LyonF8DaughterNone
David R LyonM1SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ruth D LyonF59HeadNone
James C BeattyM28Son-in-LawPainter and Decorator
Edna R BeattyF35DaughterNone
Phyllis R BeattyF2GranddaughterNone