Barr Building
Details
- Name
- Barr Building
- Address
- 211 E Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)
41 E Seneca St Ithaca - Year Built
- 1815 (ca.)
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 2 story Wood structure
- Block Number
- 56
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Hardw. (hardware)
Not used oven
Description
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, composition roof / Section 2, inset back right corner of Section 1, 1 story, unknown roof, brick, "not used oven";
Porches: Porch 1, front (N), no story or roof details, shared with #213 E Seneca St;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: ;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, composition roof / Section 2, inset back right corner of Section 1, 1 story, unknown roof, brick, "not used oven";
Porches: Porch 1, front (N), no story or roof details, shared with #213 E Seneca St;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: ;
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Chamber of Commerce ca. 1937-1941
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
F.T. Greenley & Son (Frederick T. & Fred A. Greenley) Groceries, 41 and 43 E. Seneca St
1872 Ithaca Directory
1872
Curran Walter C., notary public, Cornell Library, home 41 E Seneca
McClune Sarah F., widow, home 41 E Seneca
McClune Sarah F., widow, home 41 E Seneca
1867 Ithaca Directory
1867
Barr Building 211-213 E Seneca St
"This may be downtown’s oldest standing structure, possibly dating to 1815, when the Federal style was popular. Though originally a residence, it was converted to a grocery store in 1870 and has remained a business ever since. The street façade was remodeled around 1900 in Colonial Revival style."
"This may be downtown’s oldest standing structure, possibly dating to 1815, when the Federal style was popular. Though originally a residence, it was converted to a grocery store in 1870 and has remained a business ever since. The street façade was remodeled around 1900 in Colonial Revival style."
Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 22. http://www.historicithaca.org/