Pritchard-Jackson Building

Details
Name
Pritchard-Jackson Building
Address
208 E State St Ithaca (as of 1909)
Year Built
1909
Architects
Clinton L. Vivian
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
3 story Brick structure
Block Number
56
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Confy (confectionary)
Oil Ho (oil house)

1919 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Optician

Description
A previous building at 208 E State St was replaced  by the Pritchard-Jackson Building in 1909..

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
Chacona Candy Co, John P Chacona Manager, Manufacturer of Dealer in Confectionery, Ice Cream and Ices 
Morse Thermo-Gage Co, Morse Everett 
Dr Roscoe C Wilson, Physician and Surgeon 
Dr Willets Wilson, Physician and Surgeon

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (N), 1 story, composition roof, wood frame, no access to Main Structure / Section 2, back (N), 1 story, shingle roof, stone frame, no access to Section 1, "Oil Ho," (oil house), possibly part of #206 E State St Section 1; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: Shed 1, 1 story, shingle roof, wood frame ; 
Other: Skylight;

Mrs Mary Fahey, Real Estate 
Dr Roscoe C Wilson, Physician and Surgeon 
Dr Willets Wilson, Physician 
Wilson Optical Co (Frank G Wilson), Optometrists

Pritchard-Jackson Block-208-210 E State St 
The Style Shop, Arthur J. Pritchard Proprietor, Ladies' Ready-To-Wear-208-210 E State St 
Willets Wilson, Physician-208-210 E State St 
Mrs. Bertha H. Barlow, Hairdresser

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Jackson Building-208-210 E State St 
Jone's Five Cent to One Dollar Store, Variety Store-208-210 E State St 
Lyceum Beauty Shop, Mrs Freda Deeb Sheheen Proprietor 
Willetts Wilson, Physician

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

208-210 East State St. Historic Name: Pritchard-Jackson Building

"Three-story, four-bay, brick commercial building with Beaux-Arts-style detailing; street-level facade has two altered storefronts (1962) with angled display case windows and recessed entrances; second and third-story bays marked by two-story brick pilasters with brownstone egg-and-dart capitals and bases; upper stories retain rectangular windows with stone sills, brick voussoirs, curvilinear details on carved stone keystones, and non­-historic one-over-one sash; brick entablature consists of molded architrave, frieze with four eyebrow windows with cast iron grilles and stamped metal cornice. Built 1909; storefront alterations 1962. 
Architect: Clinton L. Vivian."

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

Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Samuel HarrisonM33HeadMerchant
Katie HarrisonF25WifeKeeping House
Eva HarrisonF3DaughterNone
Belle HarrisonF1DaughterNone
Amy DuelF25ServantNone
William B HoytM22BlankStudent
Timothy SandersonM31BlankLawyer
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Freda SheheenF34HeadOwner
Ralph SheheenM18SonNone