320 Forest Home Dr Ithaca

This building was probably built about the same time as the house at 324 Forest Home Drive, which is very similar. In a 1990 interview, Richard Pendleton indicated that when his family moved to 324 Forest Home Drive around 1923 when he was a child, 320 and 324 were the only houses east of 300 Forest Home Drive [see https://tompkins.historyforge.net/buildings/8311].

In 1991, this dwelling was described as a two-story, vernacular open gable cottage, with a partially enclosed, one-story, full width front porch, and one-over-one double hung sash throughout. The house is clad in clapboard, and there is a single brick chimney on the rear facade.  The front porch has been partially enclosed, date unknown.

An old garage, located behind this house, is thought to have been a milk processing plant at one time. Mr. Pendleton stated that it was already being used as a garage in the 1920s, but, at that time, had remnants of old wiring and plumbing, evidence of its previous use. This house is located on a flat, wooded lot, which borders on Fall Creek at the rear.

This description is adapted from a provisional NYS Building-Structure Inventory Form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form") that was prepared as part of a Forest Home Improvement Association (FHIA) project completed around 1991. See https://www.fhia.org/wp-content/uploads/BlueForms/320FHD_BlueForm_1991_sm.pdf

[Note: This building is not in the Forest Home Historic District.]