Henry Ackley House

Details
Name
Henry Ackley House
Address
615 W Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899)
147 W Seneca St Ithaca
Year Built
1812
Demolished
1993 (ca.)
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure
Block Number
18
Description
House originally built after 1812 by Henry Ackley at the NW corner of Seneca and Cayuga Streets. In 1874, after the death of Henry's wife, Lydia, their son-in-law, Samuel H. Winton, built a new house for his family on this site and moved the Ackley House to 615 W Seneca St.
Mary Tomlan, "Fashionable house became home for women's federation," Ithaca Journal, March 31, 2012, 9A.

The year it was demolished is unknown. This address was last mentioned in the Ithaca Journal in 1993.

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: ; 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: Shed 1, 1.5 stories, composition roof, open to left (E), "Lumber Shed" / Stable 1, 2 stories, shingle roof, composition roof; 
Other: Lumber piles, 2, along eastern property line;
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Henry Ackley House

Henry Ackley House

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

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Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Henry SmithM46HeadTeamster
Emily A SmithF43WifeNone
Emma MaloneF22StepdaughterDomestic Servant
Nellie SmithF11DaughterAt School
Harriet MillerF64Mother-in-LawNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Floyd van DusenM49HeadDay Laborer
Fannie van DusenF48WifeDomestic
Bessie GroverF5StepdaughterNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Margaret WaldronF31HeadSewer
Maria WaldronF11DaughterNone
Thalia WaldronF9DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William PerryM31HeadWagon Driver
Elizabeth PerryF32WifeNone
Angela PerryF3DaughterNone
Catherine PerryF1DaughterNone
James PerryM3SonNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Alfred DechellisM33HeadLaborer
Amelia DechellisF35WifeNone
Vincenti DechellisM5SonNone
Alesis DechellisM3SonNone
Ernest DechellisM1SonNone
Dante CerasuoloM32BoarderTailor
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James RodeeM46HeadLaborer
Mark BenjaminM40BoarderLaborer
Jennie RodeeF44WifeNone
Anna BenjaminF48BoarderLaundress
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Herbert LaurenceM26HeadExpress Clerk
Eva E LaurenceF24WifeSaleswoman
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles FishM71HeadChain Inspector
Carrie E FishF66WifeNone
William S FishM40SonGeneral Work
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John SitchM47HeadWatchman
Theresa SitchF40WifeNone
Theresa SitchF12DaughterNone
John Sitch JrM11SonNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Oliver M NeighM46HeadOperator
Mildred NeighF39WifeCook
Richard NeighM16SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John MacCourtM64HeadNone
Ruth MacCourtF49WifeAssembly Line
Jacquelyn MacCourtF17DaughterNone