The Children's Home
Details
- Name
- The Children's Home
- Address
- 518 W Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1909)
- Year Built
- 1909
- Building Type
- Public/Residence
- Construction
- 2.5 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 21
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Childrens Home
Heat: Hot Water
Light: Elec. (electric)
Open 1st
Description
Two buildings housing The Children's Home, 518 W Seneca St and 520 W Seneca St previously existed on this spot. The current building was built in 1909.
"The Children's Home was founded in October, 1885, under the Ladies' Benevolent Union Society. It was given two houses and lots on West Seneca Street by Edward S. Esty, and he also made an endowment of $5,000. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Beebe, then city missionary, was also one of the founders, and lived for some years in one of the two original buildings.... The two houses, which were the gift of Mr. Esty, were outgrown, and in 1909 the present house was erected." (Source: "Know Ithaca Institutions: The Children's Home," Ithaca Journal-News, December 19, 1928, p9)
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Front (S) "Open 1st" / Fire escape, left (W) / also #518 W Seneca St;
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Front (S) "Open 1st" / Fire escape, left (W) / also #520 W Seneca St;
Incorrectly numbered 520 W Seneca St on 1910 and 1919 Sanborn maps.
"The Children's Home was founded in October, 1885, under the Ladies' Benevolent Union Society. It was given two houses and lots on West Seneca Street by Edward S. Esty, and he also made an endowment of $5,000. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Beebe, then city missionary, was also one of the founders, and lived for some years in one of the two original buildings.... The two houses, which were the gift of Mr. Esty, were outgrown, and in 1909 the present house was erected." (Source: "Know Ithaca Institutions: The Children's Home," Ithaca Journal-News, December 19, 1928, p9)
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Front (S) "Open 1st" / Fire escape, left (W) / also #518 W Seneca St;
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Front (S) "Open 1st" / Fire escape, left (W) / also #520 W Seneca St;
Incorrectly numbered 520 W Seneca St on 1910 and 1919 Sanborn maps.
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Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954
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Resident Household in 1910
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madora Barnes | F | 53 | Head | Matron |
| Marion Wixam | F | 23 | Assistant | Assistant Matron |
| Inez Aiken | F | 38 | Assistant | Cook |
| Ruth Saxton | F | 18 | Inmate | None |
| Bertha R Marel | F | 12 | Inmate | None |
| Lucy S Marel | F | 9 | Inmate | None |
| Annie C Miller | F | 12 | Inmate | None |
| George W Miller | M | 10 | Inmate | None |
| Martha Winegar | F | 12 | Inmate | None |
| Charles Nerston | M | 7 | Inmate | None |
| May L Russell | F | 8 | Inmate | None |
| Lela S Adams | F | 8 | Inmate | None |
| Donald B Adams | M | 3 | Inmate | None |
| John Bearte | M | 6 | Inmate | None |
| Melvin Green | M | 7 | Inmate | None |
| Albert Clark | M | 2 | Inmate | None |
| Albert Tompkins | M | 5 | Inmate | None |
Resident Household in 1920
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma S Benedict | F | 60 | Head | Superintendent |
| Mary Grogan | F | 37 | Cook | Cook |
| Letty Armstrong | F | 17 | Inmate | None |
| Erma Adams | F | 15 | Inmate | None |
| Ruth Bennett | F | 11 | Inmate | None |
| Ruth Phillips | F | 9 | Inmate | None |
| Helen Danes | F | 4 | Inmate | None |
| Donald Adams | M | 13 | Inmate | None |
| Franz Main | M | 14 | Inmate | None |
| Bert Tompkins | M | 14 | Inmate | None |
| Lawrence Phillips | M | 11 | Inmate | None |
| Ralph Hart | M | 9 | Inmate | None |
| Walter Benedict | M | 10 | Inmate | None |
| William Freese | M | 6 | Inmate | None |
| Harry Ciaschi | M | 5 | Inmate | None |
| William Bowlsby | M | 5 | Inmate | None |
Resident Household in 1930
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane E Mott | F | 41 | Head | Matron |
| John W Mott | M | 6 | Son | None |
| Luella George | F | 61 | Assistant Matron | Assistant Matron |
| Marien Dorsey | F | 45 | Cook | Cook |
| Nancy Baker | F | 13 | Ward | None |
| George D Baker | M | 12 | Ward | None |
| Robert J Alexander | M | 5 | Ward | None |
| Virginia H Alexander | F | 4 | Ward | None |
| Leona Cornell | F | 10 | Ward | None |
| Ernest Case | M | 6 | Ward | None |
| James Case | M | 5 | Ward | None |
| Paul Graves | M | 12 | Ward | None |
| Ralph Graves | M | 8 | Ward | None |
| Florence R Hall | F | 11 | Ward | None |
| Winchell Hall | M | 6 | Ward | None |
| Thomas E Horton | M | 9 | Ward | None |
| Mary J Kastenhuber | F | 9 | Ward | None |
| Carrie B Michael | F | 4 | Ward | None |
| Louis G Michael | M | 12 | Ward | None |
| Jane Mulks | F | 8 | Ward | None |
| Elizabeth Mulks | F | 10 | Ward | None |
| Albert Mulks | M | 4 | Ward | None |
| Anna Procelli | F | 4 | Ward | None |
| Richard Parker | M | 9 | Ward | None |
| Dorothey Powers | F | 6 | Ward | None |
| Kennah Powers | M | 9 | Ward | None |
| Theodore Olney | M | 10 | Ward | None |
| Arliss Olney | F | 9 | Ward | None |
| Winifred Palmer | F | 7 | Ward | None |
| Alva Tracy | F | 7 | Ward | None |
| Lewis Tracy | M | 5 | Ward | None |
| Charles E Taggart | M | 12 | Ward | None |
| Eugene Terwilliger | M | 3 | Ward | None |
| Welsey Terwilliger | M | 5 | Ward | None |
Resident Household in 1940
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayte Sutton | F | 59 | Head | Superintendent |
| Helene McNitt | F | 39 | Partner | Assistant Superintendent |
| Lena Cavone | F | 13 | Blank | None |
| Thomas Gainey | M | 14 | Blank | None |
| Richard Hahnel | M | 12 | Blank | None |
| Camelia Keefe | F | 9 | Blank | None |
| Margaret Keefe | F | 12 | Blank | None |
| Gizella Kortoub | F | 10 | Blank | None |
| Lena Sophia Kortoub | F | 12 | Blank | None |
| Wm Richard Mente | M | 8 | Blank | None |
| Janet Scales | F | 6 | Blank | None |
| John Francis Scales | M | 7 | Blank | None |
| Anna Van Zile | F | 10 | Blank | None |
| Betty Van Zile | F | 7 | Blank | None |
| Thorny Van Zile Jr | M | 9 | Blank | None |
| Josephine Wells | F | 11 | Blank | None |
| Juanita Wells | F | 10 | Blank | None |
| Clarice Yocum | F | 9 | Blank | None |
| Lewis Buchanan | M | 4 | Blank | None |
Resident Household in 1950
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas L Chambers | M | 41 | Director | Director |
| Dorothy H Chambers | F | 42 | Director's Wife | None |
| Rockwood K Chambers | M | 4 | Director's Son | None |
| James A Chambers | M | 68 | Director's Father | Elevator Operator |
| Gerald Burdick | M | 24 | House Parent | Houseparent |
| Beverly Burdick | F | 21 | House Parent's Wife | Housemother |
| Mabel L Rosbaugh | F | 58 | House Mother | Housemother |
| Theodore R Buchanan | M | 14 | Orphan | None |
| William Buchanan | M | 12 | Orphan | None |
| Clinton Frost Jr | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Patricia Frost | F | 10 | Orphan | None |
| Ronald Frost | M | 8 | Orphan | None |
| Theodore Frost | M | 12 | Orphan | None |
| Clare Hardesty | M | 8 | Orphan | None |
| Clarence Hardesty | M | 8 | Orphan | None |
| Lawrence Hardesty | M | 14 | Orphan | None |
| Russell Hardesty | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Mary Hile | F | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Clarence Haycook | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| John Kobre | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Margaret Kobre | F | 11 | Orphan | None |
| Mark Morris | M | 16 | Orphan | None |
| Janet Shaff | F | 14 | Orphan | None |
| Dorothy Swansbrough | F | 10 | Orphan | None |
| Carl Wood | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Richard Wood | M | 9 | Orphan | None |
| Harry Letts | M | 13 | Orphan | None |
| Mary Anne Foster | F | 7 | Orphan | None |
| John Hoyles | M | 15 | Orphan | None |
| Carol Tremblay | F | 7 | Orphan | None |
| Janice Tremblay | F | 6 | Orphan | None |