West Block

Details
Name
West Block
Address
136 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
38 E State St Ithaca
Year Built
1840 (ca.)
Architects
Vivian & Gibb (1892 exterior alteration)
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
4 story Brick structure
Block Number
46
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Jewelry

Description
West Block 134-136 E State St.
The West Block housed Ithaca Conservatory of Music offices in 1893 and from 1905 to 1908. 
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
Abram Vrooman, 99 Cent Store
Henry Moore, Barber, 2d floor

Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

R A Heggie & Brother, Jewelers (Robert A Heggie and Willis C Heggie)
G S Carr & Son, Merchant Tailors (Gilbert S Carr and Charles W Carr)
Dr Frank E Howe, Dentist

R A Heggie & Bro Co, Jewelers (Robert A Heggie and Willis C Heggie and Harry R Hawkins)
Dr Richard C Warren, Physician and Surgeon

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: ; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: "Jewelry" / Skylight / Stone front / Wood frame partition separating this Main Structure from #134 E State St;

R A Heggie & Bros Co, Manufacturer jewelers (Willis C Heggie and Hawkins R Hawkins)
Minnie L Shay, Dancing School 
Mrs Margaret P Tunison, Hair Dresser 
Samuel Harrison, Broker
Dr Richard C Warren, Physician and Surgeon

R. A. Heggie & Bros. Co., Manufacturer and Retail Jewelers (President Mrs. May B. Heggie; Vice-President Harry R. Hawkins; Secretary Marion Bulkley)
Educational Extension Service (President Edward Amherst Ott; Secretary Jenette G. Rose)
William D. Driscoll, Beauty Parlor and Barber Shop 
Imperial Hair Dressing Parlors, E. Mae Mandeville, Proprietor
Richard C. Warren, Physician and Surgeon

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

R A Heggie & Bro Co, Manufacturer and Retail Jewelers (Vice President and Treasurer Harry R Hawkins; Secretary Marion Bulkley)
William P Driscoll, Beauty Parlor and Barber Shop 
Ithaca Building Trades Assembly Hall

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

134-136 East State St. Historic name: West Brothers Building 

"Four-story, five-bay, mixed-use Beaux-Arts-style masonry building; street-level facade has three altered storefronts with recessed entries, display windows, and angled display cases; four two-story high pilasters with Corinthian capitals and elongated bases separate five bays on the second and third stories; second and third stories retain large, rectangular windows with historic one-over-one sash and carved stone floral relief panels between the second and third-stories windows; denticulated entablature separates the third and fourth stories; fourth story retains paired pilasters with Corinthian capitals separating five recessed bays and supporting entablature above; fourth story retains large, rectangular windows with historic one-over-one sash and floral relief panels above; entablature consists of stamped metal architrave, elaborate floral frieze with stamped metal dentil course, scrolled brackets, and projecting comice above. Details may be terra cotta. Built ca. 1840; exterior alteration 1892-93; storefront alterations 1935, 1950, 1966. 
Architects: Vivian and Gibb (for the alteration of 1892-93)."

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

Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Hannah EdwardsF64HeadHousekeeping
Irving H EdwardsM30SonClerk Store
Frank A EdwardsM27SonNone
Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary L SutterF34HeadTailoress
Arthur SutterM6SonNone
Mary A FreemanF67MotherHousekeeping
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
E Mae MandevilleF45HeadBeautician
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Alfred KelterbornM42HeadMeat Cutter
Mary KelterbornF47WifeNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
E Mae MandevilleF56HeadCity Health Nurse
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harold C RoseM53HeadElectrician
Naomi RoseF50WifeNone
Donald RoseM8SonNone
Paul HydeM64LodgerConstruction Supervisor
Ellen LunnF40LodgerSales Clerk
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Arthuro HenlineM51HeadCook
Lolita HenlineF42WifeNone
Warren A HenlineM10SonNone
Arthur W HenlineM7SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Annie E LewisF64HeadLinotype Operator