204 E Seneca St Ithaca

Details
Address
204 E Seneca St Ithaca
Year Built
1842
Demolished
1965
Building Type
Public
Construction
2 story Brick structure
Block Number
55
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

City Hall
Police Station
H&L Truck
Hose Cart
Hose Cart
Steamer & Chemicals
Stone Walls 1st only
Ir Cl
Fire Dep't (department)
Hose Co. No 1 - Steamer
Co. No. 4
Protective Police Co. No 8
1 LaFrance 3D class steamer
1 Combination wagon
1 Hose Wagon
1-4 Wheel hose cart
1 H&L truck
1900 2 1/2" Hose
3 paid men
6 horses

Description
See also Old City Hall.

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas; 
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, right (E), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, "H&L Truck" (hook and ladder) / Section 2, back of Section 1 (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof, wood frame, iron clad, coded as stable / Section 3, right (E), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, "Hose Cart" / Section 4, right (E), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, "Hose Cart" / Section 5, back of Section 3 and Section 4 (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof, access from Section 3 only / Section 6, right (E), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, "Steamer & Chemicals" / Section 7, back of Section 6 (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, wood frame, iron clad, coded as stable; 
Porches: Porch 1, left (W), 2 stories, non-combustible roof / Porch 2, wraparound left back (NW), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Main Structure is the corner at E Seneca St and N Tioga St, labeled "Police Station" / Whole structure labeled "City Hall" / Stone walls 1st floor only / Frame cornice front (S) and left (W) sides / Sanborn 1910 numbers incorrectly as #727 E Seneca St and #726 E Seneca St / Sanborn 1919-1920 numbers as #200 E Seneca St, #202 E Seneca St, #204 E Seneca St, #206 E Seneca St;

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"The Wash'n Shop, formerly located at 336 E. State St., reopened this week in new quarters at 204 E Seneca Street. The business occupies a newly-completed 70 by 30 foot structure next to 'The Pillars.' Mrs. Florence D. Shults continues as manager.
With an off-street parking area in front of the building, the shop offers drive-in laundry and dry cleaning service. According to Leonard Van Lent, owner of Ithaca Laundries which operates the business, it also is the only establishment of its type in Ithaca with self-service arrangements.
Four new washing machines have increased the total number in use at the shop to 16 in addition to four small dryers and one large one.
Removal of the plant from the former location was necessitated by the 'tuning fork' project."
"Wash'n Shop Moves to new Location," Ithaca Journal, February 8, 1956, 5.

1956