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Inlet Mission/Inlet Beebe Mission

Details
Name
Inlet Mission/Inlet Beebe Mission
Address
1018 W State St Ithaca
Year Built
1883
Demolished
1930 (ca.)
Building Type
Religious
Construction
1 story Wood structure
Block Number
3
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

St. John's Episcl. Church Inlet Mission
Heat: stove
Lights: Elec

Description
"The Inlet Mission is completed in 1883.... Nondenominational services were conducted in the chapel by Elizabeth Beebe, who devoted her life to caring for the poor and sick around the Inlet and became known for her missionary work. Following Beebe's death in 1905, the Inlet Mission was renamed the Inlet Beebe Mission." "More than a Century of Worship," Ithaca Journal, March 10, 1999, 6.

This building last appeared in the 1930 city directory. The new Beebe Community Chapel opened at 111 Cliff St in 1932.Iin the interim Beebe Community Chapel was located at 1016 W State St (see 1931 city directory).

Next building at this location: 1018 W State St (gas station).

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, right (E), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 2 front left side, 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Sanborn 1910: #1812 W Buffalo St and #720 W (Junction) State St;
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
From right to left: 1012, 1014, 1016 and 1018 W State (Junction) Street. 1018 W State St was the Inlet (Beebe) Mission Chapel.

From right to left: 1012, 1014, 1016 and 1018 W State (Junction) Street. 1018 W State St was the Inlet (Beebe) Mission Chapel.

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