Colonial Building

Details
Name
Colonial Building
Address
109 E State St Ithaca (as of 1910)
Year Built
1910
Building Type
Commercial
Construction
2 story Brick structure
Block Number
45
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

S. (store)

Description
The additions to the left and right of the Colonial Building were added in 1910. Prior to that, the original section of the Colonial Building was numbered (9-13)  109-113. In 1910, the additions were numbered 109 and 113.
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Colonial Building Fire ca. 1910

Colonial Building Fire ca. 1910

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 2 stories, wood frame, iron clad rear wall (S), non-combustible roof, access to Main Structure of #107 E State St on 1st floor; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: mislabeled 107A on 1910 Sanborn map, Main Structure access to #107 E State St on 2nd floor, iron clad door, to #109 E State St on 2nd floor / Iron clad, wood front (N);

Fred H Atwater, Grocery, Bakery, Meats and Fish-109-111 E State St
Frank B Krum, News and Cigars 
K of C Hall (Knights of Columbus Hall)

Fred H Atwater

Fred H. Atwater, Grocer, Bakery, Meats and Fish
Augusto Alexander, Tailor 
Fanny Farmer Candy Shop, Harriet E. Maynard Manager 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Harold H. Webb Assistant Manager 
Colonial Dance Hall, Madora I Rumsey Proprietor 
Madora’s School of the Dance, Madora I Rumsey Proprietor

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Fred H Atwater

Atwaters (Mrs Edwin A Wilcox, Frederick A Wilcox and Harold E Wilcox), Groceries, Bakery, Meats and Fish
Fanny Farmer Candy Shop, Harriet E Maynard Manager 
Clarence H Johnson, Barber 
Ithaca News Agency, Robet G Angell Proprietor 
Cornell Daily Sun Inc (Secretary Jessica A Holland), Morning Newspaper
Denniston School of Dancing (Audrey E Denniston)

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Alice A Wilcox
Frederick A Wilcox
Harold E Wilcox

109-113 E State St. Historic name: Bank of Ithaca, Colonial Building

"Three-story, five-bay, front gabled, Greek Revival-style, brick commercial building with pedimented three-story colonnade composed of four massive fluted wood Ionic columns; frieze reads “Colonial Building”; main block retains five rectangular windows with stone lintels and sills and historic one-over-one sash; one-story, brick street-level facade addition (1934) located at the base of the columns has three storefronts with angled display windows and recessed entrances, and decorative pediments above side bays; central block flanked by two-story, two-bay frame wings added 1910. These matching wings retain fretwork roof balustrades and street-level facade storefronts with display windows, side entrances, and white glass sign panels; second stories of wings retain three-sided bay windows with one-over-one sash. 
Historical note: Built for the Bank of Ithaca in 1830, this is thought to be the oldest building in the 100 block of East State Street. Originally the building had a center entrance. Recessed basement access from the street was added in the 1850s. In the 1880s, the center entrance on the first floor was removed, and the six-over-six sash windows were changed. At the same time, two entrances framed by the colonnade and decorated with Italianatestyle panels and arches were installed. It housed the Ithaca Post Office from 1882 until 1910. In 1910, the center entrance was reintroduced with street-level facade display windows and projecting wings added on each side to create three complementary storefronts. In 1934, more commercial space was added below the columns, and the lower sections of the columns were subsequently removed on the first floor. There have been subsequent changes in this retail space."

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