109 E Seneca St Ithaca

Earlier street address 9 E Seneca St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall 1899 City Engineering Map).

“Dr. Elma Griggs lived here from 1894 to 1922. She moved to Ithaca in 1889 and took over Dr. Albina Hunter’s practice.” Daniel Snodderly, Ithaca and Its Past, p50.

Dr. Elma Griggs owned both 109 and 111 E Seneca St.  In 1922, after Dr. Griggs' death, her daughter, Bertha Chambers, sold them to Mabelle E. Rockwell. In 1929 Dr. Royden Vose purchased both properties from Paul Rockwell. See "Real Estate Transfers," Ithaca Journal, July 5, 1922, 2; "Dr. Vose Buys On E. Seneca Street," Ithaca Journal, March 1, 1929, 6.

Source: Historic Ithaca
"Downtown Ithaca was a fashionable residential area throughout the 19th century. Built by 1888, the house at 109 East Seneca uses irregular forms, varied surface materials, and elaborate decorations typical of the Queen Anne style. Of note are the terra-cotta chimney decoration, gable ornament in wood, and small square panes of stained glass known as Queen Anne sash." Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 20. http://www.historicithaca.org/

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front right inset, 1 story, non-combustible roof / Porch 2, Back right inset (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Porch 3, back left (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 story, shingle roof; 
Other: Bay 1, left (E) / Main Structure brick "Ven'd" veneered, Porches are wood frame only / Frame cornice front (N);