16 The Byway Ithaca

Originally built as a mill warehouse, this structure was remodeled around 1870, either by David Edwards, the last operator of the fulling mill, or Frederick Head, who purchased the property from Edwards in 1870, to serve as a residential property. The house is visible in a photograph taken ca. 1890, with labels provided in locations indicated by Walter W. Edwards, Cornell class of 1893, who was born in this house.

In 1906, Andrew Lamoureux, who had recently joined the staff of the library for the Cornell College of Agriculture, purchased the property and made alterations, part of which may have been the installation of a single, centrally-located roofline dormer and a pedimented entry hood. 

Prof. Walter King Stone, a well-known painter and Cornell professor, purchased the house in 1921, and made substantial changes.  Stone had the roof raised to create a long, continuous dormer on the main facade; he also extended southward the wall of an existing subordinate wing to meet the lines of the structure's main facade, and installed a doorway which was more in keeping with the Colonial Revival mood he was attempting to create. The home remained in the possession of the Stone family until 1966. Sometime during this period, the roof-line was raised to its present two stories.

Following the purchase of the home by Milton and Mary Konvitz in 1966, the residence underwent another series of maior renovations, including the complete gutting and remodeling of the second floor. The one-story wing was also enlarged, and windows designed to complement those of the existing structure were installed.

Included in Forest Home Historic District with USN 10906.000049. To access the Building-Structure Inventory Form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form"), from which many of the details above are drawn, follow these Lookup Instructions.