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Congregational Church/St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church

Details
Name
Congregational Church/St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church
Address
120 W Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)
22 W Seneca St Ithaca
Year Built
1884
Architects
William Henry Miller
Building Type
Religious
Construction
1 story Brick structure
Block Number
39
Annotations (Legacy)

Cong'l. Church (congregational)
Heat: Furnace
Light: Elec. (electric) & Gas
18' to eaves
Tower

Description
Originally First Church of Christ (Congregational), this building became offices for Ithaca College's music department from 1959-1966, and then St. Catherine's Church (Source: https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/St-Catherine%27s-Greek-Orthodox-Church-12419:1543).

1954 tax photo label is "118 W Seneca" but the First Congregational Church's address in the 1954 street directory is 120 W Seneca St.

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, front left inset (SW), "Tower 90' / Section 2, left (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 3, left inset into Section 2, 1 story non-combustible roof; 
Porches: Porch 1, front left corner (SW), 1 story, non-combustible roof, curved, wood frame; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Main Structure 1 story - 2 stories high / 1910 City Directory gives address as #120 W Seneca St / Occupies addresses for #118 W Seneca St, #120 W Seneca St, #201 N Geneva St, #203 N Geneva St, #205 N Geneva St / Frame cornice on front (S), and left (W) frontages;
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Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.
Tax photo label is "118 W Seneca" but the First Congregational Church's address in the 1954 street directory is 120 W Seneca St.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.
Tax photo label is "118 W Seneca" but the First Congregational Church's address in the 1954 street directory is 120 W Seneca St. 1954

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1965 for the purposes of government appraisal. Church of the Immaculate Conception in the foreground. Congregational Church in the background.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1965 for the purposes of government appraisal. Church of the Immaculate Conception in the foreground. Congregational Church in the background. 1965

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