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

Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce ca. 1937-1941

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Curran Walter C., notary public, Cornell Library, home 41 E Seneca
McClune Sarah F., widow, home 41 E Seneca
1867 Ithaca Directory

1867

Sarah F McClune
Walter C Curran

F.T. Greenley & Son (Frederick T. & Fred A. Greenley) Groceries, 41 and 43 E. Seneca St

Ithaca Democrat Steam Print, Ithaca, NY

1872

Frederick T Greenley
Frederick A Greenley

Frederick T. Greenly, grocer, 41 E Seneca St

Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

Hansen & Neener (Chris Hansen & F H Neener), awnings, tents, and upholstering, 211 E Seneca St

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: ;

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection

"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.