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"Originally located at 113 West State Street, where the State Theater now stands. It was built ca. 1820 by local carpenter Luther Gere as both a residence and a bank. It housed Ithaca's first bank, a branch of the Bank of Newburgh, named after tha...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 17, 2025 15:06

Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour. 

106 E Court St Ithaca (as of 1924) 106 E Mill St Ithaca

Name of Individual or Firm: David Mulholland Spouse/Family Relation: Bessie # of Children Under 21:  Business or Occupation: Farmer Chief Crop or Specialty: Poultry Property: Owned 100 acres Rural Delivery Route/Post Office: Berkshire RD 1  1914 A...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on December 13, 2024 01:25

American Agriculturist Farm Directory of Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins and Seneca Counties New York, New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914 HistoryForge t...

David H Mulholland

Jacob B. Cain, teamster, home 2 Farm St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 27, 2025 22:47

Ithaca General Directory, 1876 Ithaca Journal Directory Printing House, Ithaca, NY

314 Farm St Ithaca (as of 1899) 62 Farm St Ithaca (as of 1878) 2 Farm St Ithaca

"A heart attack Wednesday night brought death to Willis G. Besemer, 80, life-long resident of the settlement bearing his name. He was the only station agent who ever served at Besemer Station of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Mr. Besemer became ill l...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 15, 2024 16:37

"Death Takes Veteran Station Agent," Ithaca Journal, December 31, 1936, 3.

Willis G Besemer

Name: Carlos Compton Address: 50 Burns Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 28, 2024 02:28

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription.

50 Burns Rd Caroline

Genung, William H., b.1847, d. 1914, husb. of Mary Ann Liddinton Genung Co. D. 50th Regt. N.Y. Vol. Eng.

Submitted by Eve Snyder on December 10, 2024 22:07

Speed[s]ville Cemetery Records, New York Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965, FamilySearch.org

William H Genung

"Robert E. Houchins, 49, died early this morning at his home, 504 North Albany street. The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock Saturday evening from the Calvary Baptist Church, 511 North Albany street, with the Rev. William D. White officiating. The...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 30, 2025 00:39

"Deaths, Funerals: Robert E. Houchins,"  Ithaca Journal, July 27, 1923, 7.

Robert B Houchins

Name: Clark Seed Farm, c/o Burdett Brown, t., R.1., Berkshire. Address: 266 Blackman Hill Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 23:25

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957

266 Blackman Hill Rd Caroline

Name: Wladyslaw Grennick Address: 686 Blackman Hill Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 23:34

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. 

686 Blackman Hill Rd Caroline

Walter Greniuk

Name: Fritz Streck Address: 595 Blackman Hill Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 23:29

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription: https:...

595 Blackman Hill Rd Caroline

Robert E. VanDerhoef, 1854-1909

Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 24, 2025 20:00

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188630771/robert_e-vanderhoef

Robert Vanderhoef

Name: Robert A. Nedrow Address: 689 Blackman Hill Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 23:39

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957.

689 Blackman Hill Rd Caroline

Robert A Nedrow

Name: Charles Bullock Address: 10 Boiceville Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 21, 2024 00:23

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. 

10 Boiceville Rd Caroline

Name: Milton Evans o. Address: 2 Boiceville Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2024 23:43

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. 

2 Boiceville Rd Caroline

"This early residence (building records indicate 1828, but the cornerstone shows 1825) is another variant of the Federal style. Note the delicate detailing in the fanlight over the door. The two-story portico with Ionic columns, however, reflects ...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 17, 2025 15:08

Historic Ithaca, DeWitt Park Historic District and Downtown Ithaca: An Architectural Walking Tour, 8. 

102 E Court St Ithaca (as of 1924) 102 E Mill St Ithaca (as of 1899) 2 E Mill St Ithaca

Name: Ernest Munson Address: 40 Burns Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 28, 2024 02:27

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription.

40 Burns Rd Caroline

"Mrs. William A. Slingerland of 907 N. Cayuga St. announces the engagement of her daughter, Constance, to Kenneth Kirby of Lancaster, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Kirby of Mecklenburg."

Submitted by Sarah Ross on March 24, 2026 21:40

Ithaca Journal, Oct. 9, 1939, 4.

Constance Shipe

Rufus Phillips, unknown-1967

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 30, 2025 00:14

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186789597/rufus-phillips

Rufus Phillips

Name: Carlos Bell t. Address: 11 Boiceville Rd

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 21, 2024 00:28

Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. 

11 Boiceville Rd Caroline

Carlos L Bell

Franklin Van Order - 88 Lake Ave

Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 20, 2025 01:03

1878 and 1883 Ithaca Directory

88 Lake Ave Ithaca