Please sign in or create a HistoryForge account first.
×

Old Sprague Steamer and Hose Co 6

Details
Name
Old Sprague Steamer and Hose Co 6
Address
626 W State St Ithaca
Year Built
1872 (ca.)
Demolished
1952
Building Type
Public/Residence
Construction
Brick structure
Block Number
18
Annotations
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Fire Dept. Steamer Co No 6 (Department)
Tower
Hose Ho. (house)
1 Clapp & Jones 3rd Class Steamer
1 Comb. (combination) Wagon
Horses near by on call

Description
The old Sprague Steamer and Hose Co 6 building was demolished for a new fire house building, set back from the original location, in 1952.
Barbara Bell, "A Glance Backward: Spittoons & Stardom for Old No. 6," Ithaca Journal, December 9, 1972, 6.

"Sprague Steamer Co No. 6-Organized Nov. 12, 1872. Company and Engine Rooms W. State & Green." from 1873-1874 city directory.

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas; 
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, left (W), 5 stories, non-combustible roof, "Tower" / Section 2, back (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof / Section 3, back (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof, wood frame); 
Porches: ; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Other: Frame cornice on front / Sanborn 1910 coding error lists this as #624 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

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives

No sources or narratives yet for this building.

Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred DrakeM44HeadDriver
Willis SimonsM22RoomerStone Cutter
William BogardusM24RoomerSalesman
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Arthur WillseyM18HeadPressman
Dewitt FishM21Fire Room BunkerLaborer
Ernest HowellM21Fire Room BunkerLaborer
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William J SammonsM51HeadPainter
John E MurphyM44LodgerOrderly
Joseph SrnkaM33LodgerButcher
Edward J BernatM40LodgerMachinist
John J GaineyM22LodgerTruck Driver
Francis J SullivanM39LodgerForeman
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James DeLangoM44RoomerNone
James J KapoliM43RoomerMaintenance
Fred W IllstonM59BlankNone
Henry E FoleyM48BlankLaborer
Cecil JamesM19BlankNone
John E MurphyM53BlankOrderly