Treman, King & Co. (2nd building)
Details
- Name
- Treman, King & Co. (2nd building)
- Address
- 105 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
3 or 5 E State St Ithaca - Year Built
- 1878
- Demolished
- 1921
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 4 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 45
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Hardware
Tin Shop 4th
Glazing 3rd
Description
The original Treman hardware store started on the corner of State and Cayuga Sts in a three-story wood structure by brothers Leonard and Lafayette Treman in 1844. In 1857, their cousin, Leander King, joined them in the firm, renamed Treman, King & Co. To meet the expanding needs of the business and the growing Village of Ithaca, they built a larger 4-story brick building on the same site in 1878. This building (101, 105, and 107 E State St) was destroyed by a fire in May 1921.
In 1922, Treman, King & Co. built the current building at this location to replace it. Designed by architectural firm, Gibb & Waltz, it cost $160,000. Treman, King & Co. remained in business until 1939. In the 1960s this building was home to Montgomery Ward.
In 1922, Treman, King & Co. built the current building at this location to replace it. Designed by architectural firm, Gibb & Waltz, it cost $160,000. Treman, King & Co. remained in business until 1939. In the 1960s this building was home to Montgomery Ward.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Fire at Treman, King & Co. May 4, 1921
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Treman, King & Co (Leonard, Lafayette L., & Elias Treman and Leander R. King) , hardware, 1 and 3 E State St
Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY
Treman, King & Co, Hardware, Stoves, Glass, Paints, Oils-101-103-105 E State St
Treman King & Co, Whole-Sale and Retail Hardware and Sporting Goods-101-103-105 E State St
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 4 stories, non-combustible roof, open elevator back right corner (SW), "To have fire door" between Main Structure and Section 1;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Hardware, Tin Shop 4th, Glazing 3rd (descriptions shared with #105 E State St) / Main Structure has opening to Main Structure of #105 E State St on 1-4 floors and Section 2 of #105 E State St;
Treman King & Co, Whole-Sale and Retail Hardware and Sporting Goods-101-103-105 E State St
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
"Fire of unknown origin discovered in the retail hardware store of Treman, King, & Co., at State and Cayuga streets, shortly before 5 o'clock this morning, reduced that large five-story establishment to a mass of charred walls and ruins, and extensively damaged adjacent building blocks, causing a loss that may reach $350,000 or more." This same fire also damaged the Lyceum block on Cayuga St, including its apartments, and the Colonial Building on State St.
"$350,000 Fire Destroys Treman Store, Ravages Adjoining Property; Seven Families Are Made Homeless," Ithaca Journal, May 4, 1921, 5.