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636 W State St Ithaca

Details
Address
636 W State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
168 W State St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Demolished
1966 (ca.)
Building Type
Commercial/Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure
Block Number
18
Description
1901 city directory: 634 W State St, St. John's Hotel
1909 and 1911 city directories: 636 W State St, St. John's Hotel
1919 and 1921 city directories: 636 W State St, The Commercial Hotel
1930 city directory: 636 W State St, The Commercial Hotel
1940 city directory: 636 W State St, J. Robert Greenwood, Grocer
1954 city directory: 636 W State St, J. Robert Greenwood, Grocer
1956 city directory: 636 W State St, Fritz Classen Red & White Grocery

This building last appeared in the Ithaca Journal in 1966 and was replaced in 1973 by a new building for the Loyal Order of Moose Ithaca Lodge No. 666 at 125 N Fulton St.
"Moose to Dedicate New Lodge Sunday," Ithaca Journal, June 29, 1973, 6 (includes photo of the new building).

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas; 
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (N), 1 story, composition roof / Section 2, back (N), 1 story, composition roof; 
Porches: Porch 1, wraparound front left (SW), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: Stable 1, 2 stories, shingle and composition roof, wood frame, with attached shed, 1 story, composition roof, "#623 1/2" suspected transcription error, should be #632 1/2 W State St; 
Other: Sanborn 1910 coding error assigns #632 W State St and #634 W State St to this structure, per the Census, City Directory 1910 and Sanborn 1919 the address is #636 W State St ; 
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
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
Walter McCormickM45HeadHotel Keeper
Ellen McCormickF45WifeNone
Walter J McCormickM19SonAt School
Emma McCormickF18DaughterAt School
Mary G McCormickF16DaughterAt School
Frank McCormickM13SonAt School
John McCormickM34BrotherBartender
John KelleyM39BoarderConductor
John O'BrienM37BoarderMotorman
James SmallM38BoarderStone Cutter
George LambM37BoarderStone Cutter
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John DiffinM57HeadProprietor
Margaret DiffinF42WifeCook
Stewart McCannM19StepsonElectrician
Mary MaloneyF32ServantTable Waiter
Timothy DempseyM41BoarderLaborer
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John C CrimM43HeadProprietor
Josephine CrimF38WifeHousekeeper
Franklyn SavacoolM26NephewLawyer
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James CarmodyM45RoomerOrderly
John MikulaM67RoomerLaborer
Clayton CrimM50HeadProprietor
Josephine CrimF52WifeNone
Laurence HallM58BoarderTruck Driver
John KnightM55BoarderSalesman
William CumingM50BoarderMeat Cutter
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Robert GreenwoodM29HeadProprietor
Gertrude GreenwoodF24WifeProprietor
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Evelyn ColeF35HeadNone
Sally R ColeF7DaughterNone
Julia A ColeF2DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Max DillonM30HeadFarm Helper
Mary Margaret DillonF26WifeTelephone Operator
Nancy A DowningF8StepdaughterNone
Robert DowningM7StepsonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Robert GreenwoodM39HeadProprietor
Gertrude GreenwoodF34WifeNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Milford McCrumM70HeadNone
Bertha McCrumF72WifeNone