Bank of Newburgh Building (current location)

The Bank of Newburgh building was located at 113 W State St until 1912 when it was moved to its current location.


The Bank of Newburgh Building: "Originally located at 113 West State Street, where the State Theater now stands. It was built ca. 1820 by local carpenter Luther Gere as both a residence and a bank. It housed Ithaca's first bank, a branch of the Bank of Newburgh, named after that Hudson River town. The land was purchased for 10 cents from Simeon DeWitt. The symmetrical five-bay facade with side-gabled roof is typically Federal, but the recessed doorway is a common Greek revival feature, as is the front-facing central gable. In 1910 this building housed the Rescue Mission and in 1912, several concerned citizens rescued the building from being torn down and arranged for it to be moved...." Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour.