Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)

Boardman House
Location 120 E. Buffalo St.,
Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′29″N 76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794Coordinates: 42°26′29″N 76°29′53″W / 42.44148°N 76.49794°W / 42.44148; -76.49794
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1867
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 71000559[1]
Added to NRHP May 6, 1971

The Boardman House is a historic house located at 120 East Buffalo Street in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in 1867 and is a three-story, with full basement, Italianate style brick structure. The main block is 42 feet square and features a hipped roof and cupola. The house is named for the first dean of Cornell Law School, Douglass Boardman. In 1911, the building became the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College.[2] In 1966, the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972.[3] The college sold the building in 1972.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 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
  3. ↑ http://www.ithaca.edu/handwerker/information/history/ History of the Handwerker Gallery
  4. ↑ The Ghosts of Boardman House


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