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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContinuation Sheet - 1862 Trumansburg Road.pdfN.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1862 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Property
Unlike the majority of early residences in Trumansburg that were constructed in
the Greek Revival style, 1862 Trumansburg Road (constructed c. 1840) retains elements
of the earlier Georgian/Federal aesthetic. This residence has lost a great deal of its
historical integrity, but the form and massing the house—rectangular, almost square, with
a hipped roof—with pilasters on either side of the main (northeast facade) entrance. The
ornate hood over the roof was a later addition, likely of the Italianate period (ca. 1860).
Given the loss of other identifying features, such as windows, trim, cornice details, and
the placement of chimneys, it is difficult to assign the residence a single architecture
style. Instead, this may be an example of a vernacular, local design that reflected the
outgoing Georgian/Federal styles, with the Italianate hood added at a later date.
The main body of the residence is almost a perfect square (25 feet by 31 feet).
Later additions on the rear (west) fagade have elongated into an L -shape. The house as a
low pitched hipped roof sheathed with asphalt shingles. Originally, the roof was
distinguished by a "captain's walk," but was removed by owner James Wilson pre -1983.
The house is sided in asphalt shingles and it rests on a stone foundation. An exposed
concrete block chimney is on the eastern end of the north fagade.
All of the windows on the main (northeastern) and northwestern facade are
replacements post -2009. Previous photos from 1983 (survey) and 2009 (Tompkins
County Real Property) show a variety of 9/9 light windows with double -hung wood sash
on all facades.
A small, rectangular one-story porch on the north facade is used as a secondary
entrance. A rear (west) one-story addition has a flat roof. Photographs from c. 2009 show
it contained double -hung sash with 2/2 light windows, suggesting that it was a 19th
century addition.
A long, narrow garage dating from the 20th century is on the northwestern corner
of the property.
Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014
N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1862 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Significance
Both the Map of Tompkins County (1853) and New Topographical Atlas of
Tompkins County (1866) identify the property at 1862 Trumansburg Road as owned by
John Van Buskirk. Deed records confirm that he owned the residence for seventy-one
years. Van Buskirk was a cabinetmaker and an undertaker, and served as Jacksonville's
Town Clerk from 1848-1856. According to the 1983 architectural survey, he Van Buskirk
residence was one of three houses in the hamlet to posses this particular carved hood with
brackets and pedants over the main entrance on the street (north) fagade.
History of Ownership of Building
Date Acquired
Book
Page
James Kelly
John Van Buskirk
11/24/1848
22
106
Homer C. Mott
1919
191
191
J. Warren Chase for Ella A. Warren
5/9/1924
207
167
Ellis L. and Mary E. Brown
8/30/1935
237
480
James R. and Betty V. Wilson
5/28/1948
309
244
Tompkins County
6/5/2009
54308
1001
(current owner)
6/17/2009
54373
4002
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N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1862 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Figure 1: Main (northeastern) facade
Sources
Crier, Cynthia. "Building Structure Inventory Form: 1862 Trumansburg Road."
Jacksonville, NY. December 1983.
Fagan, L. Map of Tompkins County. Philadelphia: Horace and Charles T.
Smith, 1853.
New Topographical Atlas of Tompkins County. Philadelphia: Stone and
Stewart, 1866.
Tompkins County. "Property Description Report For: 1862 Trumansburg Road,
Municipality of Ulysses." Image Mate Online. Accessed July 20, 2014.
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