J.C. Penney
Details
- Name
- J.C. Penney
- Address
- 115-117 E State St Ithaca
- Year Built
- 1936
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 2 story Brick structure
Description
115 E State St and 117 E State St were demolished for a new J.C. Penney Co. Building which opened in 1937.
The J.C. Penney store was previously at 120 E State St from 1922-1936.
The J.C. Penney store was previously at 120 E State St from 1922-1936.
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
“An ultramodern will greet Ithaca shopper[sic] when a completely new J. C. Penney store at 120 East State Street opens Thursday morning.”
“New Penney Store Opening Thursday: Modern Home To Use Three Floors,” Ithaca Journal, May 26, 1937, 11.
J C Penney Co., Dept. Store (Dry Goods, Men and Women’s Clothing, Shoes, Umbrellas) Theodore M Thirifay Manager-115-117 E State St
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
115-117 East State St. Historic name: J.C. Penney Company
"Two-story, three-bay, Art Deco-style, pressed red brick commercial building; street-level facade has symmetrical storefront clad in black Carrara glass with Art Deco octagonal designs etched in the upper comers; angled display windows with yellow and black tile panels underneath flank deeply recessed center entrance; second story retains paired rectangular windows in each bay with continuous concrete sill and original one-over-one sash; decorative narrow concrete panels set above the second-story windows; concrete frieze below parapet wall with concrete coping. Built 1936."
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Ithaca Downtown Historic District, December 18, 2004