One of many large homes in Forest Home built by William McElwee, Sr. This building faces and was originally accessible from Forest Home Dr. Going southwest along Forest Home Dr the property is adjacent to the property that belonged to Alpheus Goodman in 1950. By the mid 1950s, as the bank leading down to Forest Home Dr had eroded, both properties had switched to use Judd Falls Rd for access and mailing address. Kenneth Bullock was listed at 133 Forest Home Dr in the 1954 Ithaca City Directory and at 136 Judd Falls Rd in the 1956 directory.
This large, L-shaped two-story dwelling has a rear cross gable and flanking enclosed porches. The gable ends have tripartite window groups and wood shingle siding. Stucco covers the remaining exterior walls. Windows are one-over-one double hung sash. A retaining wall, constructed with cut stone blocks, borders the property on Judd Falls Road and along the driveway.
This house was financed by Dr. Earl Sunderville and constructed by local contractor William McElwee, Sr. The construction date, according to mortgage information in the property's deed, is ca. 1910. A stairway for the house was constructed at the nearby Bool Furniture Mill, which was located on Fall Creek. The main porch, over the garage, was enclosed in the 1960s. A porch on the south side of the building was also enclosed and features a bay window, date unknown.
The building has a separate apartment integrated into the house, numbered as 134 in the mid 1950s.
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Forest Home Historic District with USN 10906.000020. To access the Building-Structure Inventory form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form"), follow these
Lookup Instructions. The 1991 version of the Blue Form is the source for the year built.