Sprague Building

Details
Name
Sprague Building
Address
147 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
47 E State St Ithaca
Year Built
1871 (ca.)
Demolished
1975
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
4 story Brick structure
Block Number
45
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

D.G. (dry goods)
Wall 1st only

Description
The Sprague Building at 147 E State St, 149 E State St, and 151 E State St was demolished in 1975. It was replaced in 1980 by Center Ithaca.
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

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
49 E State St
Davis Cohen, Variety Store
George H. Bristol, Sewing Machine and Insurance Agent

Ithaca Journal Office, Ithaca, NY

49 E State St
Sherwood & VanKirk (Charles R. Sherwood & J. C. VanKirk), Gents Furnishing
Collier B. Brown, Jeweler
E. C. Moe, Physician, over 49 E. State

Ithaca Democrat Steam Print, Ithaca, NY

47 E State
Charles R. Sherwood, Gent’s Furnishing Goods and Shirt Manufacturer

49 E State
Charles E. Van Cleef, Physician and Surgeon

Auburnian Steam Press, Auburn, NY

Charles R Sherwood, Men's Furnisher and Shirt Manufacturer
M M Sweetland (Monroe M Sweetland), Lawyer

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
Kelly & Babcock (Bernard J Kelly and W Fay Babcock) Cloaks, Suits, Skirts, Waists and Furs 
Harry Gould Campbell, Ladies Tailor 
Monroe M Sweetland, Lawyer, City Judge

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: ; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Wall between this structure and #149 E State St 1st floor only;
City Directory 1910: Sprague Building, also #149 E State St and #151 E State St

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
F W Woolworth Co., John L Higham, Manager, 5 and 10 Cent Store
Cornell Daily Sun
Squier & Squier (Seth B Squier and Clarence C Squier), Real Estate, Fire Insurance and Mortgage Loans

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
F. W. Woolworth Co., William T. Schmitt Manager, 5 and 10 Cent Store
Associated Gas & Electric Co., Branch Office 

William A. Church Co. (Mrs. Madeline C. Reed, Mrs. Edith C. Ward and Mrs. Luella K. Church), Printing and Book Binding

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
F W Woolworth Co, William B Gannon Manager, Variety Store
Rural Surveys Inc, Directory and Map Publishers
N Y Electric & Gas Corp, Annex

William A Church Co (Mrs Madeline Creed, and Mrs Edith C Ward), Printing and Book Binding-Rear

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
F.W. Woolworth Co.
Bower School of Dance
Ithaca College classrooms

Evaporated Metal Films Corp.-Rear

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, March 1951
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
F.W. Woolworth Co.
William A Haflin Realty Service
Vacant
Vacant

Evaporated Metal Films Corp.-Rear

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, 1960
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry CampbellM27HeadTailor
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Samuel S GrossM59HeadProofreader