214 W State St Ithaca
Details
- Address
- 214 W State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
38 W State St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1966
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 3 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 34
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Meat
Sausage Factory
Eng (engine)
UpB (upright boiler)
Oven
SM HO'S (smoke house)
Wall 1st only
Heat: Stoves
Light: Gas
Power: Gasol Eng (gasoline engine)
Description
This building, numbered 214, 216, and 218 W State St, was demolished in April 1966 and a new building at 214-218 W State St was built in its place.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections:
Section 1, back (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, "Sausage Factory", "Eng" (engine), "Up B" (upright boiler), access to #107 N Albany /
Section 2, back (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof, wood frame, brick frame "Oven", "Eng" (engine), "Up B" (upright boiler), access to #107 N Albany /
Section 3, back (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, exterior staircase, access to #107 N Albany;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 story, shingle roof, "SMHO'S" (smoke houses) / Outbuilding 2, 1 story, shingle roof, "SMHO'S" (smoke houses), shared wall with Outbuilding 1;
Other: 1910 City Directory lists AH Platts Co at #214 W State, #216 W State, #218 W State /
There is a 1st floor wall between #214 W State and #218 W State
"Heat: Stoves", "Light: Gas", "Power: Gasol Eng" (gasoline engine) refer to #214 W State St, #216 W State St, #218 W State St, #107 N Albany St /
#214 W State St, #216 W State St, #218 W State St, #107 N Albany St are all one structure with openings between the different operations;
“A Market Basket super-market first of its kind in Ithaca, will be opened at 9 a.m. Friday at 214-218 W. State St. It is of the self-service type.
The store area, created by remodeling of the Head Block which was acquired under a long term lease, is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide not including the storage and refrigerating areas in the rear.
Neat the entrance is the produce department of metal shelves equipped with vegetable humidifiers which will be in operation at all times. Next comes a frosted foods department…”
“Super-Market To Open Doors Friday,” Ithaca Journal, April 6, 1939, 7.