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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContinuation Sheet - 33 E. Main, Trumansburg.pdfN.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet Address: 33 East Main Street Village/Hamlet: Trumansburg Narrative Description of Property y sN :' •� �dP �� rim fy - r .3 ~� mopes 163.2 The thick vegetation surrounding the property at 33 East Main Street makes it difficult to survey from public rights-of-way during the spring/summer months. Once situated along the west side of the now defunct Mill Street, the single-family residence of the Greek Revival style is set far deep on a parcel, screened from Main Street by a row of coniferous trees. The gable -end, one -and -a -half -story clapboard structure has a heavy entablature with returns on the main (south) facade. Frieze windows along the western and eastern facades were surveyed in 1977, but could not be assessed in June 2014. The added one- story front porch on the main (south) fagade dates from between 1911 and 1929, based on the Sanborn Insurance Maps of the period. It has lath -turned posts and a hipped roof, and a Colonial Revival style pediment on the roof over the porch stairs. A long sidewalk stretches from the front porch up the hill to Main Street. The main (south) fagade has two windows and a door (eastern side) on the first story and two windows on the second story. All are replacements. There may be an original 6/6 light window on the east fagade. The wood trim is flat and very simple. According to the Tompkins County Real Property database, the house is 1,125 sq. feet. The database also lists a variety of exterior porches and decks added in 1995 by the current owner, including: a 112 sq. foot open porch with deck; a 162 sq. foot covered porch; a 193 sq. foot open porch with deck; a 90 sq. foot open porch; and a 72 sq. foot covered porch. Constructed of unpainted wood, these porches create a wrap-around affect on the east, west and north facades by joining with the older porch on the south fagade. Narrative Description of Significance The 1977 architectural survey recorded that this structure was associated with the former mill that was located on Trumansburg Creek to the north of the building, possibly Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014 N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet Address: 33 East Main Street Village/Hamlet: Trumansburg Narrative Description of Significance (continued) on eastern bank. (See Historic Resource Inventory Form, 1 East Bank Street for more information on Treman's mill.) The mill was a grist mill first established by Abner Treman, founded of Trumansburg, c. 1794, and was constructed of stones and logs (Sears, 4). The residence may have served as the mill operator's residence. The mill was destroyed by the 1935 flood. According to Edward Sage, the owner at the time of the 1977 survey, the house survived the floods of 1833 and 1935. It also clearly survived the fire of 1865 that decimated East Main Street from Trumansburg Creek to the building to the west of the Presbyterian Church. It appears to be the only wooden building in this portion of lower downtown to survive from the earliest days of the community. The residence likely constructed between 1820 and 1830. History of Ownership of Building Date Acquired Book Page Abner Treman (Trimmins) Land grant, claimed ca. 1782 Daniel Elmore 1854 Arthur Nolman 1886 John Auble 1874 (Owners unknown for about 100 years) Edward (and possibly Sandra) Sage Mack Travis (current owner) owners in 1977 c. 1980s February 1, 1990 652 433 Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014 2 N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet Address: 33 East Main Street Village/Hamlet: Trumansburg u Figure 1: Main (south) facade porch visible through trees. Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014 3 ■ Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014 3 N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet Address: 33 East Main Street Village/Hamlet: Trumansburg Figure 2: Main (south) facade. Photo by Tompkins County Real Property, ca. 1985. Sources Celebration of the Bicentennial of the United States of America in the Town of Ulysses and the Village of Trumansburg. Publisher unknown: 1976. Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970. Ann Arbor, Mich.: ProQuest UMI, 2001. Goldstein, Carol and Tania Werbizky. "(Edward Sage, owner) E. Main Street," NY Building Structure Inventory Form, Division for Historic Preservation. Albany, NY, Spring 1977. A History of Trumansburg. Trumansburg, NY: The Free Press, 1890. Martin, Carolyn A. Trumansburg, New York Incorporation Centennial." Trumansburg, NY: The Trumansburg Centennial Association Incorporated, 1972. Sears, Lydia. A History of Trumansburg, New York, 1792-1967. Location unknown: I -T Publishing Corp, 1978. Tompkins County. "Property Description Report For: 33 Main St E, Municipality of V. Trumansburg." Image Mate Online. Accessed July 29, 2014. Compiled by Katelin Olson, August 15, 2014 4