224 N Aurora St Ithaca

Details
Address
224 N Aurora St Ithaca
Year Built
1891
Demolished
1962
Building Type
Commercial
Construction
3 story Wood structure
Block Number
55
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

VEND
Gro.
Sausage Facty (factory)
Meat
Flour & Feed
Wall 1st only

Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Holman Bros

Holman Bros

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

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

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
“The frame buildings on the site of the proposed Reed Block on Aurora street are being removed.”

“Town Talk,” Ithaca Daily Journal, September 12, 1891, 3, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18910912-01.1.3

“The brick work on the Reed block is completed and the scaffolding is being removed.”

“Town Talk,” Ithaca Daily Journal, December 10, 1891, 3, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18911210-01.1.3

Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, right (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, frame partition left (S), (#222 N Aurora St), "Meat", "Sausage Facty" (factory) / Section 2, right (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, wall 1st only on left, (#224 N Aurora St), Flour & Feed; 
Porches: Porch 1, back (W), 3 stories, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Also #220 N Aurora St, #222 N Aurora St / Treated #220 N Aurora St as Main Structure / Brick veneer;

“Due for demolition are these three buildings at 218-226 N. Aurora St., including all three structures north of the municipal parking lot, and the three-story brick Reed Block which has housed stores and apartments for decades. Tenants of the buildings must vacate by April 30, after which work will start on an addition to the Ithaca Post Office.”

“Due for Demolition, photo caption, Ithaca Journal, March 20, 1962, 7.