Grant/Floros Block

Details
Name
Grant/Floros Block
Address
112 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
14 E State St Ithaca
Year Built
1851
Building Type
Commercial
Construction
3.5 story Brick structure
Block Number
46
Annotations
1872 A. G. Bardin Map of Ithaca

C L Grant

1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

B & S (boots and shoes)
Cabinet Shop 3d

Description
Grant/Floros Block 108-114 E State St
"
The Grant Block is located on the former site of the 1811 tavern Grant’s Coffee House, which served as the village hall, council chamber, and stagecoach office into the 1820s." National Historic Register of Historic Places Registration Form.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Stanley's Walk Over Boot Shop (George Stephens Billiard Room Upstairs)

Stanley's Walk Over Boot Shop (George Stephens Billiard Room Upstairs) ca. 1904-1909

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
C. M. Stanley (Charles M Stanley), Boots and Shoes
H. J. Grant & Son (Henry J Grant and Henry J Grant, Jr), fire and life insurance, 2d floor

Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

Charles M Stanley, Boots and Shoes
William L McDermott, Billiards and Pool

Charles M Stanley, Boots and Shoes
Michael J McCarthy, Barber

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (N), 1 story, composition roof, back (N) wall stone, skylight; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Sanborn 1910: "B&S" boots and shoes, "Cabinet Shop 3d";

Ithaca Tire & Battery Service Co, Hollis Walter, Proprietor
John E McIntosh, Billiard Tables-112-114 E State St

Jones Art, Signs, Banners, Show Cards (Arthur E. Jones)
Manos & Stratakos, Billiards (John L. Manos and Gust Stratakos)

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Normandie Restaurant, Peter Floros, Proprietor-112-114 E State St
James J Miller, Tailor

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

108-114 East State St 
"Four-story, ten-bay, brick commercial building; street-level facade retains one storefront (westernmost one) still flanked by period cast iron colurrms and three altered storefronts (altered in 1937, 1950, and 1960 respectively) with display windows and recessed entrances; second, third and fourth stories retain some historic rectangular windows with stone lintels and sills and some modem replacement one-over-one sash; simple concrete coping at roofline replaces cornice; Built 1851; alterations in 1937, 1950, 1955, and 1960. 
Historical note: The Grant Block is located on the former site of the 1811 tavern Grant’s Coffee House, which served as the village hall, council chamber, and stagecoach office into the 1820s. In the 1880s, the building was occupied by A.H. Platts and Company, a cigar manufacturer. A stamped metal frieze with garland swags and overhanging cornice dating to the last quarter of the nineteenth century was removed during the 1955 remodeling."

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Ithaca Downtown Historic District, December 18, 2004

Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles LampmanM46HeadBarber
Helen LampmanF32WifeNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Helen EnglanderF71HeadNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry D BoyceM75HeadNone
Bessie BoyceF66WifeNone
Bernice AllenF49NieceSales Clerk
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Angelo MichelM61HeadLaborer
Myra MichelF51WifeNone
Laura MichelF30DaughterSales Clerk
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Betty SchallowitzF57HeadBeautician
George WhippleM80FatherNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Daniel A GormanM34HeadBody and Fender Painter
Mildred E GormanF32WifeHouse Cleaning
Kathleen GormanF10DaughterNone
Linda GormanF8DaughterNone
Danilee GormanF6DaughterNone