HomeMy WebLinkAboutContinuation Sheet - 1868 Trumansburg Road.pdfN.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1868 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Property
The one -and -a -half story side -gabled residence at 1868 Trumansburg Road is a
Greek Revival style origins. The building is on the southwestern side of Trumansburg
Road/Route 98. The exterior of the house is finished with clapboard, with thin wooden
corner boards defining the edges of the house. A wide entablature runs under the eaves of
the roof and culminates in a plain return on the gable ends. Most of the windows have
replacement sash, and come in a variety of sizes. The alteration of the windows on the
main (northeastern) fagade may have produced the asymmetrical fagade.
Unusually for the style, the windows and door openings on the main (east) fagade
are not arranged symmetrically.
Originally constructed on top of a stone foundation, it was raised during the 1960s
for the construction of a concrete half basement. The concrete landing and steps on the
north facade were likely added at that time.
Since the 1983 survey, the building has experienced several small, but
cumulatively substantive, alterations. The porch landing and steps of poured concrete
have been retained, but the support structure has been replaced with mass-produced
pressure -treated lumber. Lattice work covers the underside of the porch and serves as the
balustrade, constructed of the same style of press -treated lumber.
The most disharmonious element is the addition of an aluminum hood over the
main (northeastern) entrance, and it is not in keeping with the aesthetics of the Greek
Revival style.
Narrative Description of Significance
This residence has been identified as one of the original houses in the immediate
hamlet of Jacksonville. The 1853 Atlas Man indicates Catherine Teater acquired the
house for $350. The exact date of construction is unknown, and general estimates put it
between 1820 and 1845.
Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014
N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1868 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Significance (continued)
History of Ownership of Building
Date Acquired
Book
Page
Teeter Catherine
C.H. Howe
1869
1
369
Louisa J. Houston
1867
3
43
Lauren Farrington
3/1886
6
319
Sarah E. Riddle
10/1892
139
386
Della Cross
?
Harvey N. Updike
12/1/1920
199
155
Charles Strader
4/25/1933
232
9
Grace Havens
?
Barbara Batterson
?
Grace Havens
?
Ray and Grace Havens Sutton
2/2/1939
255
187
L. Dale and Merle Drew
3/24/1945
277
18
Roger H. and Betty Jean McFall
5/15/1950
331
238
Richard D. and Ruth Teeter
3/31/1952
346
293
Harold S. Goldsmith
3/4/1959
414
543
Lynn Taylor
?
Vernon P. Collins
8/24/1995
763
133
(current owner)
10/24/2000
888
306
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N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 1868 Trumansburg Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Figure 1: Main (northeastern) facade
Sources
Crier, Cynthia. "Building Structure Inventory Form: 1868 Trumansburg Road."
Jacksonville, NY. December 1983.
Tompkins County. "Property Description Report For: 1868 Trumansburg Road,
Municipality of Ulysses." Image Mate Online. Accessed July 16, 2014.
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