David Woodcock / Ezra Cornell House
Details
- Name
- David Woodcock / Ezra Cornell House
- Address
- 18 N Tioga St Ithaca
- Year Built
- 1830
- Demolished
- 1890 (ca.)
- Building Type
- Residence
- Construction
- Brick structure
- Block Number
- 46
Description
This building was built by David Woodcock in 1830. (Ithaca Daily Journal, July 24, 1880, p4.)
Purchased by Ezra Cornell in 1861, it was initially occupied by Ezra's son Alonzo and his family. Ezra and Mary Ann Cornell moved here in 1869. (Carol U. Sisler, Enterprising Families Ithaca, New York: Their Houses and Businesses, Ithaca, NY: DeWitt Historical Society, 2002, 2d ed., 57.)
For the next building at this location see: Old Ithaca Savings Bank Building.
Purchased by Ezra Cornell in 1861, it was initially occupied by Ezra's son Alonzo and his family. Ezra and Mary Ann Cornell moved here in 1869. (Carol U. Sisler, Enterprising Families Ithaca, New York: Their Houses and Businesses, Ithaca, NY: DeWitt Historical Society, 2002, 2d ed., 57.)
For the next building at this location see: Old Ithaca Savings Bank Building.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Ezra Cornell's residence on the corner of W Seneca and N Tioga Streets.
From left to right, Noble Block, office of Dr. Elfred R. Barney, surgeon and obstetrician, Woodcock House/Ithaca Savings Bank Building. 1887
Left to right, County Clerks Office, former Ackley's News Emporium, Noble Block, Melotte's Dental Cottage (906), and Woodcock House/Ithaca Savings Bank Building. 1888
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
"The offices of the Ithaca Savings Bank, founded in 1868, were located here in 1878, in the former residence of Ezra Cornell’s son, and where Ezra Cornell, first president of the bank, died in 1874."
Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 28. http://www.historicithaca.org/
Resident Household in 1870
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Cornell | M | 63 | None | |
| Mary A Cornell | F | 59 | None | |
| Mary E Cornell | F | 22 | None | |
| Emma Cornell | F | 20 | None | |
| Ellen A Cornell | F | 36 | None | |
| Charles E Cornell | M | 14 | None | |
| Henry W Cornell | M | 3 | None | |
| Norah H Wood | F | 15 | None | |
| Samuel Grover | M | 32 | Groom | |
| Sabra Grover | F | 28 | Servant | |
| Hypatia Lewis | F | 25 | Servant |