Sprague Building

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Name
Sprague Building
Address
151 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
53 E State St Ithaca
Year Built
1871 (ca.)
Demolished
1975
Building Type
Commercial
Construction
4 story Brick structure
Block Number
45
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

D.G. (dry goods)

Description
The Sprague Building at 147 E State St, 149 E State St, and 151 E State St was demolished in 1975. It was replaced in 1980 by Center Ithaca.

Built date c. 1871 from Daniel R. Snodderly, Ithaca and Its Past, 24.

Bush & Dean at 53 E State St in 1898 cd and at 151 E State St in 1899 and 1901 cd.
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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

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Bush & Dean (Francis M Bush & Oliver L Dean), Dry Goods, Fancy Goods

Ithaca, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
Bush & Dean (Francis M Bush and Oliver L Dean), Drygoods

Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof / skylight; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Skylight lighting 2 stories / Access between #149 E State St and #151 E State St on 2nd floor;
City Directory 1910: Sprague Building, also #147 E State St and #149 E State St

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St 
Bush & Dean, Inc (Francis M Bush and Oliver L Dean), Dry Goods, Cloaks and Suits
Commissioners of Election (Fred G Bool and John P Kelly) 
Monroe M Sweetland, Lawyer

Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St 
Bush & Dean Inc. (President Oliver L. Dean; Secretary and Treasure, Mrs. Florence B. Dean,), Dry Goods and Ready to Wear

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St 
Liberty Shoe Co, Norman C Epstein Manager
Liberty Beauty Salon, Mrs Lillian A Culligan Manager

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

Sprague Building-147-151 E State St
Liberty Shoe Co
Liberty Salon
Bower School of Dance
Ithaca College classrooms

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, 1951
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY