Bates Block
Details
- Name
- Bates Block
- Address
- 215 E Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)
45 E Seneca St Ithaca - Year Built
- 1872
- Architects
- Alfred B Dale
- Building Type
- Construction
- 3 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 56
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Tobacco
Printing 2nd
Elec. Motor (electric)
Ir. Cl. (iron clad)
Description
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 2, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof, wood frame, iron clad left (E) and back (S) walls;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Tobacco, Printing 2nd floor, Elec. (electric) motor, floor not specified / Coded green (special hazard);
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 2, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof, wood frame, iron clad left (E) and back (S) walls;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Tobacco, Printing 2nd floor, Elec. (electric) motor, floor not specified / Coded green (special hazard);
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Alpine Delicatessen, Bar and Grill "Specializing in seafood, steaks & chops." ca. 1938-1940
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
118-124 North Aurora St. and 215-217 East Seneca St. Historic name: Bates Block
"Prominent three-story, thirteen-bay, ten-bay deep, painted brick Italianate commercial building located on the comer of East Seneca Street; North Aurora Street facade retains continuous cast iron storefront arcade with piers, brackets, and architrave decorated with classical floral and acanthus motifs; one two-bay display window storefront (remodeled late twentieth century) faces Seneca Street; upper stories retain segmentally arched windows, soldiered brick window hoods with corbel stops, continuous stone sills, and mostly historic two-over- one sash or one-over-one sash; continuous corbelled brick cornice capped by stamped metal cornice molding. Built 1872. Architect: A.B. Dale Historical note: Built for Rufus Bates for his grocery; cast iron facade was manufactured locally by Treman, Valentine, and Green; in 1979, the building was restored after a fire in the upper stories."
"Prominent three-story, thirteen-bay, ten-bay deep, painted brick Italianate commercial building located on the comer of East Seneca Street; North Aurora Street facade retains continuous cast iron storefront arcade with piers, brackets, and architrave decorated with classical floral and acanthus motifs; one two-bay display window storefront (remodeled late twentieth century) faces Seneca Street; upper stories retain segmentally arched windows, soldiered brick window hoods with corbel stops, continuous stone sills, and mostly historic two-over- one sash or one-over-one sash; continuous corbelled brick cornice capped by stamped metal cornice molding. Built 1872. Architect: A.B. Dale Historical note: Built for Rufus Bates for his grocery; cast iron facade was manufactured locally by Treman, Valentine, and Green; in 1979, the building was restored after a fire in the upper stories."
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Ithaca Downtown District, December 18, 2004
Resident Household in 1880
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William R Wallace | M | 42 | Head | Confectioner |
| Julia A Wallace | F | 43 | Wife | Keeping House |
| Thomas Moore | M | 65 | Blank | Shoemaker |