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Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)

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Coordinates: 42°26′29″N 76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794
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Boardman House
Boardman House (Ithaca, New York) is located in New York
Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)
Boardman House (Ithaca, New York) is located in the United States
Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)
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Location120 E. Buffalo St.,
Ithaca, New York
Coordinates42°26′29″N 76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1867
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofDe Witt Park Historic District (ID71000561)
NRHP reference No.71000559[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1971

The Boardman House is a historic house located at 120 East Buffalo Street in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. It is part of the De Witt Park Historic District.[2]

Description and history

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The house was built in 1866 by A.B. Dale for George McChain, on land purchased from Ezra Cornell.[3] It is a three-story, Italianate structure with red brick and brown trim, with full basement.[4][3] The main block is 42 feet square and features a hipped roof and cupola.[4]

The house is named for Judge Douglass Boardman, the first dean of Cornell Law School, who purchased it in 1886.[3] In 1911, the building was sold to the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College.[3][4]

In 1966, the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972.[5] The college sold the building in 1972.[6]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971 and currently used for offices.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.historicithaca.org/post/boardman-house
  3. ^ a b c d "The Boardman House". Historic Ithaca. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Stephen W. Jacobs (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Boardman House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photograph
  5. ^ "History of the Handwerker Gallery". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
  6. ^ "The Ghosts of Boardman House". 1 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
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