214 E State St Ithaca
Details
- Address
- 214 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
76 E State St Ithaca (as of 1867)
40 Owego St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1956
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 3 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 56
Annotations
1851 Bevans Map of Ithaca
20-G.W. Schuyler, Druggist
1866 Map of the City of Ithaca, Atlas of Tompkins County
19-Schuyler & Curtis
1872 A. G. Bardin Map of Ithaca
74-76 Schuyler & Curtis
1899 Crandall City Engineering Map
74/212 and 76/214-W. S. Schuyler
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Drugs (druggist)
Photos (photographer)
Photo, Light
Description
A fire in September 1956 destroyed the three-story brick building at this location. A new two-story building replaced it.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
“Mr. George W. Schuyler has purchased of the Messrs. Grant’s the building including Nos. 38 & 40 Owego street, and intends making extensive improvements therein. The building is to be extended back to a depth of 100 feet, and the stores made the most commodious in the village.”
“Local Record,” April 7, 1852, Ithaca Journal and Advertiser, 3, accessed October 12, 2025, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ija18520407-01.1.3
Schuyler & Curtiss, Druggists, 38 and 40 Owego St
Schuyler & Curtiss, Druggists, 74 and 76 E State St
H. G. Smith & Co., Lancaster, PA
Schuyler & Curtiss, Druggists, 74 and 76 E State St
Ithaca Journal Office, Ithaca, NY
C. L. Grant Jr., druggist, 76 E State St
George W. Schuyler, insurance agent, 76 E State St
Charles M. Sharp, dentist, over 76 E State St
Joseph D. Eagles, photographer, over 74 and 76 E State St
Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY
William R W Pound, Druggist
Dr Charles J McClure, Dentist
Evan D Evans, Photographer-212-214 E State St
Frank T Dudley, Druggist
Dr Frank M Jenks, Dentist
Frederic Robinson, Photographer
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Wood frame partition separating Main Structure from #212 E State St / Two Skylights / Unknown element in back left (NW) corner, solid lines, with arrow from annotation "Photo, Light" / 3rd floor access to Section 1 of #216 E State St ;
Christiance-Dudley Pharmacy, Inc (De Forest F Christiance President, Mark H Minar Vice President, Frank T Dudley Secretary)-214-216 E State St
Chase & Co, Men’s Furnishings
Dr Frank M Jenks, Dentist
The Robinson Studio, Inc (John F Lonergan President, William H Stephens Treasurer, Frank E Spedding Secretary), Photographers
Robinson & Carpenter (Rodney G Robinson and Walter J McCormick), Lumber and Coal-214-216 E State St
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
Christance-Dudley (President Claude H. Mitchell; Vice President George E. Minar; Treasurer Mark H. Minar), Pharmacy-214-216 E State St
Thomas H. Williamson, Dentist
Baker Dental Laboratory, Albert C. Baker Proprietor
The Robinson Studio, Inc. (President Warrington R. Tompkins; Vice President, Kenneth Tompkins; Secretary Willam H. Burns; Treasurer Helen G. Tompkins), Photographers
Syracuse Post Standard, Robert G. Sparrowk Manager, Branch Office (10)
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
Crutts Realty Co, Lewis S Crutts Proprietor, Real Estate
Thomas H Williamson, Dentist
Thomas H Williamson, Dentist
Ralph R Wing, Photographer
Storage
Baker Dental Laboratory, Albert C Baker Proprietor
Baker Dental Laboratory, Albert C Baker Proprietor
Vacant
Vacant
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
"A raging, smoky, two-alarm fire this morning gutted the College Spa Restaurant in the 200 block of E. State St., badly damaged an adjoining building, and seriously threatened a third structure...."
David Barnett Jr., “$100,000 Fire Guts State Street Restaurant; 8 Firms Damaged,” Ithaca Journal, September 10, 1956, 1.[Includes photographs.]
Resident Household in 1950
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Kare | M | 28 | Head | Grad Assistant Teacher Zoology |
| E Carlos Del Rio | M | 26 | Partner | None |
Resident Household in 1950
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank De Natali | M | 26 | Head | Pianist |
| Mary De Natali | F | 19 | Wife | None |
Resident Household in 1950
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Merithew | F | 55 | Head | Practical Nurse |