Terrace Hill Prospect St Ithaca
Details
- Address
- 140 Prospect St Ithaca (as of 1900)
Prospect St Ithaca
Terrace Hill Prospect St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1935 (ca.)
- Architects
- William Henry Miller
- Building Type
- Residence
- Construction
- not specified
Description
Address on 1900 Census 140 Prospect Street but in city directories and other censuses as "Terrace Hill" its own street.
The first Terrace Hill was replaced in the 1880s with a brick mansion.
"Purchase of the Terrace Hill mansion of Mayor Louis P. Smith, by the GLF [Grange League Federation] Exchange, for the purpose of erecting an office building on the site, was announced today.... The present mansion was built in the early 1880s for Mr. and Mrs. John McGraw, E. T. Turner, their nephew, later took it over. The architect was William H. Miller..." (Source: "GLF Buys Mayor's Mansion as a Site of $100,000 Structure," The Ithaca Journal, March 4, 1935, 3).
The first Terrace Hill was replaced in the 1880s with a brick mansion.
"Purchase of the Terrace Hill mansion of Mayor Louis P. Smith, by the GLF [Grange League Federation] Exchange, for the purpose of erecting an office building on the site, was announced today.... The present mansion was built in the early 1880s for Mr. and Mrs. John McGraw, E. T. Turner, their nephew, later took it over. The architect was William H. Miller..." (Source: "GLF Buys Mayor's Mansion as a Site of $100,000 Structure," The Ithaca Journal, March 4, 1935, 3).
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"Terrace Hill" Prospect St by J.C. Burritt ca. 1860s
ca. 1915
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Resident Household in 1900
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane P McGraw | F | 83 | Head | None |
| Mary E Turner | F | 64 | Sister-in-Law | None |
| Martha E Turner | F | 44 | Sister-in-Law | None |
| Samuel B Turner | M | 41 | Nephew | Lawyer |
| Ebeneazer T Turner | M | 37 | Nephew | Weather Bureau |
| Nellie Pincell | F | 25 | Servant | Servant |
| Minnie Barry | F | 30 | Servant | Servant |
| Hellen Griffin | F | 19 | Servant | Servant |
Resident Household in 1910
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer T Turner | M | 41 | Head | Manufacturer |
| Martha M Turner | F | 31 | Wife | None |
| Minnie Barry | F | 35 | Servant | Servant |
| Nellie Purcel | F | 35 | Servant | Servant |
| William A Lawrence | M | 40 | Doctor | Doctor |
Resident Household in 1920
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Smith | M | 48 | Head | Proprieter |
| Harriet Smith | F | 40 | Wife | None |
| Charles Smith | M | 11 | Son | None |
| Sheldon Smith | M | 8 | Son | None |
| Nellie Ink | F | 62 | Servant | Cook |
| Cynthia Baumwater | F | 40 | Governess | Governess |
| Irene Reustyak | F | 22 | Servant | Maid |
Resident Household in 1930
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis P Smith | M | 59 | Head | Vice President |
| Henrietta Smith | F | 50 | Wife | None |
| Charles L Smith | M | 22 | Son | None |
| Sheldon M Smith | M | 18 | Son | None |
| William Harris | M | 63 | Lodger | Gardener |