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V l S%` 1ND REP NEW YORK STATE PARKS & RECREATION South Swan Street Bldg. Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12238 Information 518 474-0456 Alexander Aldrich, Commissioner December 10, 1974 City of Ithaca City Hall Ithaca, New York Gentlemen: Lehigh Value Railroad Complex, West Buffalo Street and Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca, Tompkins County, has been carefully reviewed for its significance and was recommended as a site worthy of inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places by the State Board for Historic Preservation. We shall now prepare the nomination form for submission to the Keeper of the Register in Washington, D.C. You will be notified by letter when the site is officially entered on the Register. If any questions arise, please feel free to contact me at the above address or call (518) 474-0479. ETM/jf sae parKs Sincerely, EW..P/I. - / ?7' C0010 // Ellen T. McDougall Research Assistant Division for Historic Preservation ,S- 1� REG'\ NEW YORK STATE PARKS & RECREATION Agency Suwi.ng 1 Empire State Plaza. Albany. New York 12238 Information 518 474-ox:x Orin Lehman. Commissioner 0479 May 25, 1978 Mr. Edward J. Conley City Hall 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Mr. Conley: Re: Llenroc, Tompkins County The site identified above has been suggested as a place which may meet the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In accordance with federal procedures, the Committee on the Registers of the State Board for Historic Preservation will evaluate the property's historical, architectural, archeological, and/or cultural significance. If you would like to comment upon the property's significance, I encourage you to do so in writing at your earliest convenience in order to ensure that your comments will be considered by the Committee. I shall notify you by letter of the Board's recommendation. The National Register is the official list of the nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation, and is intended to function as a planning tool for the federal government. Owners of depreciable property within the above-named site are advised that certain federal tax provisions, as provided under Section 2124 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, may result.if the Secretary of the Interior lists the property on the National Register. Materials explaining the tax provisions, the National Register, and the review procedures are enclosed for your information. If you have any questions concerning the National Register program, please write or call 518-474-0479. cb Enc. Sincerely, 64, Lucy A. Breyer Progra Assistant Historic'Preservation Field Services Historic Preservation Field Services 12/77 NEW YORK STATE PARKS & RECREATION Aoency Budding 1 . Embire State Plaza. Albany New York 12238 Orin Lehman. Commissioner Ir(ormauon 518474 i= 0479 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1976 The Tax Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-455, Statute 1519) contains important tax provisions affecting historic preservation. Section 2124, "Tax Incentives for the Preservation of Historic Structures" provides new tax incentives for historic preservation and changes provisions in the existing tax code which have worked against preservation. What properties are affected by Section 2124 The tax provisions of Section 2124 apply only to "certified historic structures" which are depreciable (income - producing; residential if rented) properties of historic character. To qualify for certification, a property must be: A. Listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places; B. Located in a National Register historic district and certified by the Secretary of the Interior as being of historic significance to the district, or C. Located in an historic district designated under a statute of the appropriate state or local government if the statute is certified by the Secretary of the Interior as containing criteria that will substantially achieve the purpose of preserving and rehabilitating buildings of historic significance to the district. Provisions of Section 2124 2124 (a): Permits amortization over a 60 -month period of any capital expenditure made in connection with certified rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. 2124 (b): Eliminates business expense deduction for demolition of any certified historic structure. 2124 (c): Eliminates accelerated depreciation for structures built on the site of any certified historic structure. 2124 (d): Provides special depreciation rules for certified rehabilitation expenses made in connection with any certified historic structure. 2124 (e): Amends charitable contribution deductions on income, estate, and gift taxes to liberalize deductions for conservation purposes (including historic preservation). To take advantage of provisions a -d, rehabilitation expenditures must occur after June 14, 1976 and before June 15, 1981. How to utilize the provisions of Section 2124 Owners of depreciable, certifiable historic properties should read carefully the enclosed federal regulations governing historic preservation certifications of significance and rehabilitation and certification of local statutes (36 CFR 67). Answers to general questions of procedure are contained in these regulations. National Register: ,To have an historic property considered for the National Register of Historic Places, contact Historic Preservation Field Services at the above address for assistance from your regional staff representative. NEW YORK STATE PARKS & RECREATION Agency Building 1. Empire Stale Plaza, Albany. New York 12238 Information 518 c74-6456— Orin Lehman, Commissioner 474-0479 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC. PLACES The National Register of Historic Places came into existence with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). Districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects are listed on the National Register for their significance in history, architecture, archeology and culture. The National Register program is administered jointly by the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation of the Department of the Interior and by the Office of the State Historic Preservation Officer. In New York State the Commissioner of the Office of Parks and Recreation has been appointed State Historic Preservation Officer. THE BENEFITS OF LISTING: Owners of National Register sites may apply for matching grants-in-aid for acquisition and restoration (National Historic Preservation. Act of 1966). Owners of depreciable or commercial properties listed on the Register may take a rapid federal tax write-off for the costs of certified re- habilitation (Tax Reform Act of 1976). Homeowners applying for Home Improvement Loans through banks may obtain a much larger loan because of National Register listing (Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974). Some protection from the adverse effects of federally -financed projects is also given, in that the historic value of Register properties either listed or eligible for listing must be taken into account before federal funds are spent (National Historic Preservation Act of 1966) . RESTRICTIONS: Listing on the National Register does not restrict an owner's right to manage his property. He may, sell, alter or dispose of it as he wishes. However, if you are the owner of a depreciable (commercial) historic building which is listed on the National Register and you decide to demolish it, you will not be able to deduct the cost of demolition from your. Federal Income Tax. In addition, a new building constructed on the site will have to be depreciated by the straight line method (Tax Reform Act of 1976). As mentioned above, Federal agencies are restricted in that they must consider the historic value of your National Register property when planning projects which will effect it (Advisory Council Procedures). PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING: Before a site may be entered on the National Register, it must be eval- uated to determine whether it meets the criteria established by the Department of the Interior. This review is conducted first by the Committee on the Registers which makes recommendations concerning the eligibility of .proposed sites to the State Board for Historic Preserva- tion. If a site receives a favorable recommendation, and if the Board concurs with the Committee's action, the State Historic Preservation Officer submits an official nomination form to the Keeper of the National Register, National Park Service, If the Keeper determines that the site meets the criteria for listing, he enters the site on the National Register of_Historic Places. Revised - 1/25/77 DM/sj REG NEW YORK STATE PARKS & RECREATION Empre Slate Piaza. AIDany. New York 12238 Jrr, ,_5 -.mon. Comm!ssioner Edward J. Conley City Hall 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Mr. Conley: May 25, 1978 Iraorrnauon 518474-0456 xx 0479 Re: Strand Theatre Ithaca, Tompkins County Following a careful review, the State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended to the State Historic Preservation Officer that the site identified above be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The next step in the procedure is the preparation of an official nomination form for submission to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, DC. If the Keeper of the Register approves the nomination, the site will then be listed on the National Register and we shall notify you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write or call 518-474-0479. cb Sincerely, Lucy . Breye Program Assi ant Historic Preservation Field Services LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Common Council of the: City of Ithaca, New York, at its Regular Meeting, August 9, 1978,.passed the following: BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows: Historic Landmark Designation of Former Ithaca 'Gas Works Retort Building WHEREAS, at a meeting on May 8, 1978, following an advertised public hearing, the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission formally voted to designate the former Ithaca Gas Works Retort Building at 328-336 West Court Street as a City Landmark for its part in the economic and cultural development in the City of Ithaca, and WHEREAS, at a meeting on July Z5 the.City of Ithaca Board of Planning and Development formally approved the designation and recommended that the CdMmon Council designate the former Ithaca Gas Works building as an historic landmark; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council, That Chapter 32 C"Landmarks Preserva- tion") of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code of Ordinance shall be extended to include the former Ithaca Gas Wbrks Retort Building, a 2-1/2 story building at the'corner of Court and Plain Streets, and that this designation shall take effect immediately and in accordance with. law upon publication in the official newspaper. By Authority of the Common Council of the City of I;th.aca, New: York Joseph A. RUndle City Clerk City of Ithaca, New -York August 28, 1978 MR. RUNDLE R),4 REGEiVED MAY 17 1978 A City _Clerk's Office ITHACA, N. Y. ITHACA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMIS City H 108 East Green Stree Ithaca, New York 14850 11 May 1978 Mayor Edward J. Conley Members of Common Council City of Ithaca Dear Mayor and Council Members: At its 8 May meeting, following an advertised public hearing, this Commission formally voted to designate the former Ithaca. Gas Works Retort Building (also known as Markles Flats Junior High School or Alternate Program J.H.S.), at 328-336 W. Court Street, as a City Landmark. The Commission's decision cited the structure's age, architectural character and the part it played in Ithaca's develop- ment as significant factors, stressing that its original utilitarian use is no bar to recognizing its importance in these terms. This designation is forwarded to you in accordance with provisions of the Landmarks Ordinance, which call for Council action to rati- fy or disapprove within ninety days. Please note that the designation applies only to the 21 -storey building at the corner of Court and Plain, and not to any of the adjoining, lower structures. If you wish further information, please let me know. Very tr ly yours , �� _ ii,C....-1.7.--) Jonathan C: -Meigs Secretary cc: Planning Board Mr. T. Hoard, Building Commissioner 0 J ITHACA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION Mayor Edward J. Conley Members of Common Council City Hall Ithaca, New York 14850 28 June 1978 Dear Mayor and Members of Council: I wish to inform you of action taken by this Commission at its 14 February 1977 meeting concerning Route 96 alternatives. The ILPC reviewed the Route 96 alternatives presented to that date with respect to their potential impact on the Station Res- taurant, a structure which is both a city -designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This status requires that federally funded actions such as the im- provement of Route 96 take steps to safeguard listed sites from potential negative effects. After discussion, the Commission expressed a consensus that the most desirable alternative for Route 96 improvement, from the standpoint of minimizing impact on this landmark, would be one which follows an alinement as far north of the Station as possible. Such an alinement would reduce the physical and esthetic damage which the new facility could do to the struc- ture, and it would eliminate the possibility that one or more legs of the new facility would pass to the west of the site, surrounding it with traffic and intensifying the negative effects. This consensus was conveyed to the Route 96 Design Subcommittee and to the County Planning Board for their consideration during the process of selecting alternatives for further study. It is sent to you for your information and consideration at this point since the Design Subcommittee will be presenting its find- ings at the July Council meeting. cc: Board of Planning & Development ry �natha Meigs ecretary, ILPC ITHACA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 2, 1973 Mayor and Common Council City of Ithaca Dear Mayor and Council Members: On October 1st, 1973, this. Commission held an advertised public hearing, to determine the reaction of interested citizens, and of owners and proprietors of businesses in thevicinity of the Station Restaurant, to proposed_ City Landmark designation for the restaurant. The reaction of those individuals attending the hearing was wholly favorable. Several spoke on the uniquecharacter of the building, its visibility and attractive aspect as a landmark, and the excellence of its period_ rehabilitation and adaptation to viable use. Positive comments were also made concerning the cultural value of a reminder of the railroad, and of the Station's key position in the revitalization of an area of special character and importance to the City. The Commission noted that public reaction at the first hearing held March 19th, 1973 was similarly in favor of designation for the station. The main concern about designation seems to have been answered, since the State Department of Transportation has stated their intent to provide for the Station in designing the new Rt. 13 (pg. 68 of Environmental Impact Statement), and the corridor has been widened to allow more choice in final route location. (Map 3, Project Location Report). Based on this information and public opinion, and being aware of the unique characteristics of the. Station, the Commission unanimously (4.- 0) approved the motion made by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Hemming, "That the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission reaffirms its designation of the Station Restaurant, 806 810 W. Buffalo Street, as a Historic Landmark of the City of Ithaca, and recommends that the Common Council act,to make this designation official in accordance with. Sec. 2-35 (c) of the City Code." A copy of this letter has been sent to the City Planning Board for their action under the cited regulation. Since rely yours, E.F. Roberts Chairman ITHACA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION 24 Sept. 1973 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING DESIGNATION OF THE STATION' RESTAURANT AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK OF THE CITY. OF ITHACA .TO: Concerned Property Owners .and. Occupants News Media Other Interested Parties The Landmarks Preservation Ordinance of the City of Ithaca provides that notice of a proposed city Landmark designation be given to the public, and to owners of property which is within 200 feet of such landmark. This is to notify you that the property known as the Station Restaurant, at the northwest corner of West Buffalo St. and Taughannock Blvd., is being considered for such designation. The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., October 1, 1973, in Common Council chambers, City Hall, 108 E. Green St., to hear statements concerning the proposed designation. If you have a statement to make, or other information to give concerning the Station, you may give it in person at the hearing, or submit it in writing to any number of the Commission or to the Secretary prior to the hearing. The Commission has previously considered this designation, and recommended it to Council on March 19. 1973, but no action was taken within the period the recommendation was valid; as the Commission feels the Station deserves full con- sideration, it renewing the procedure. J. C. Meigs Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission MEMORANDUM TO: Joseph Rundle, City Clerk FROM: Bill Shaw, Mayor DATE: October 11, 1983 RE: Morrill Hall - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Attached hereto please find correspondence received from the United States Department of the Interior notifying us that that the above noted property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for filing. ATTACH. CC: Jon Meigs Raymond DiPasquale 1 4 IN REPLY REFER TO: RECEIVED OCT - 3 1983 United States Department of the Interior Honorable William R. Shaw Mayor -City of Ithaca City Hall 108 East Green Ithaca, New York. 14850 Dear Mr. Shaw: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 SEP 2 8 1983 Re: Morrill Hall Ithaca, Tompkins Cty., NY We are pleased to inform you that the boundary proposed for the above property has been formally established by the National Park -Service. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is eligible for the benefits of listing described in earlier correspondence. We gave careful consideration to the comments we received and in some cases the documentation or boundary has been revised if the National Park Service concurred with the comments. The date of the Keeper of the National Register's signature on the enclosed form is the date the boundary was formally established. We appreciate your cooperation and interest in the National Historic Landmarks program. Sincerely, Carol D. Shull Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places Interagency Resources Division Enclosure ! Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-741 UNITED STATES DEPATTMENT OE Tl -IE ATSPOM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Theme: Education NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS le NAME HISTORIC MORRILL -HALL, CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND/OR COMMON Morrill Hall - ©LOCATION STREET& NUMBER Cornell University. _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN Ithaca -VICINITY OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 27 STATE New York CODE -36• COUNTY Tompkins CODE 109 (CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY - DISTRICT. • _BUILDING(S) _STRUCTURE _SITE _OBJECT • OWNERSHIP $PUBLIC - _PRIVATE _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS 4—OCCUPIED • _UNOCCUPIED _WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE X_YES: RESTRICTED _YES: UNRESTRICTED _NO PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE _COMMERCIAL X EDUCATIONAL _ENTERTAINMENT _GOVERNMENT _INDUSTRIAL _MILITARY — MUSEUM _PARK _PRIVATE RESIDENCE — RELIGIOUS _SCIENTIFIC _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER: DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Cornell University, James Yarnell, Chief of Planning STREET & NUMBER CITY, TOWN Ithaca _ VICINITY OF STATE New York LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Tompkins County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN Ithaca STATE New York 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE None DATE _FEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY. TOWN STATE DESCRIPTION CONDITION XEXCELLENT _GOOD _FAIR -DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE UNALTERED ALTERED CHECK ONE X ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DAT DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Morrill Hall stands at the oputhwest and was first known as Building No. University named it after Justin S. Grant Act of 1862, in 1883.., - corner of the original campus quadrangle 1, or South University Building The Morrill, the author of the Morrill Land The building is a solid structure that looks as if it will endure for all time. Begun in 1866 and completed in 1868, Morrill Hall is a four-story building that is made of bluestone that was quarried on the campus. It was designed by Henry W. Wilcox., of. Buffalo, and cost $70,111.24. The central section of the building is slightly recessed,which.breaks what would have'been a very monotonous front. The main doorway•has a• companion in the middle of either wing. The first three floors have a large number of tall, arched windows, each with a keystone at the top. A mansard covers the top of the building, and dormer windows project from the roof. Two massive stone chimneys rise from either side of the central section. Just . beneath - the roof line is _ a bold and_heavy_ cornice . _ _ ___ ____ • The interior of the building, -unlike the exterior, has been changed since 1868, but .its basic. structure has not been altered. Originally, the structure served as a. combination dormitory, classroom, and. administration the dDing. Today, Morrill Hall is used: by the Department. of Modern.Languag a and of Psychology. Despite an'eariy Cornell professor's statement that.the building, plus some other early structures, could only be improved by dynamiting them, Morrill. Hall . exemplifies that thought that Cornell and. White created an institution that was to be as enduring as that solid stone edifice. I/ mpg SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD _PREHISTORIC _1400-1499 _1500-1599 _1600-1699 _1700-1799 S 1800-1899 X 1900 - AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ARCHEOLOGY -PREHISTORIC .ARCHEOLOGY -HISTORIC _AGRICULTURE _ARCHITECTURE _ART —COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _LAW _LITERATURE _MILITARY _MUSIC _PHILOSOPHY —POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _CONSERVATION _ECONOMICS- _ EDUCATION _ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _INDUSTRY J NVENTION _RELIGION _SCIENCE - SCULPTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _THEATER — TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1866-68 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Henry Wilcox STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The opening of Cornell University in 1868 marked a revolution in American higher "education.. The "Cornell Idea,. atmed°,at preparingstudents for useful careers in the complex post -Civil War society,offered training in the various fields of knowledge on the basis of equality among the disciplines. Andrew D. White, the first president of Cornell, operated on the principles that subjects requiring the same amount of study and effort should be recognized as peers; that in the liberal arts such courses as history, political science, and modern literature should rank with Latin, Greek, and Mathematics; and that undergraduates .should be able to elect courses. Morrill Hall, the original university building, was begun in 1866 and completed in 1868. It is a four-story building of bluestone (quarried on the campus), with a mansardroof and dormer windows. Thecentral section of the building is slightly recessed, preventing what would otherwise have been a monotonous facade. Two massive stone chimneys rise from each side of the central section. Inside, the. building has been completely altered since 1868. Originally serving as a combination dormitory, classroom, and administration building, it now houses the departments of Modern Languages and Psychology. HISTORY Cornell University owes its existence to the intellectual and financial generosity of Ezra Cornell. A self-made and wealthy man by 1862, Cornell knew how difficult it was for poor boys to obtain a good education. In particular, he realized that training even in agriculture and the trades was largely beyond the reach of poorer youths. When the Morrill Act of 1862 was passed, Cornell instantly comprehended that the purpose of the land-grant act coincided with his own thoughts. Moreover, the act inspired him to contemplate practical means of bettering educational opportunity. About two'years later, Cornell met and became a friend of,Andrew D. White., Both men held seats in the New York Senate, White being the chairman of the committee 'on education, Cornell the chairman of the committee on agriculture. White was a scholar and deeply interested in education. When he learned of Cornell's plan to give $500,000 towards founding a university if the State would grant the institution New York's share of Federal lands stemming from the Morrill Act of 1862, he vigorously supported the scheme. After much debate, the legislature adopted Cornell's largess, chartered Cornell University in 1865, and.conferred on it the State's land grant.' Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS'USE ONLY:- RECEIV€D (DATE ENTERED .::..<;, Cornell University CONTINUATION SHEET Morrill Hall ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 Because of his close association with Cornell, White -became president of the new university and largely devised its academic point -of -view. White's educational philosophy rested on the idea that democracy depended upon educated. citizens. Although more learned than Cornell, both he and the founder basically agreed that education should benefit as many citizens aspossible, and thus the Nation in the greatest possible degree. Cornell had originally conceived of a school to train tradesman, but White gradually converted him to the idea of a university to offer as broad an education as possible for the "captains in the army of industry." The essence of White's hopes for Cornell University still invigorates the plan of organization that he presented to the Board of Trustees on October 21, 1866. He asserted in the report that subjects requiring the same amount of study and effort should be recognized as peers; that in the liberal arts such courses as history, political.. science, and modern literature should rank with Latin, Greek, and mathematics; and that undergraduates should be able to elect courses. These principles foreshadowed a new day in college education, stressing as they did anequality in courses, and personal development. From the day White delivered his inaugural address in 1868, he devoted himself tothe advancement of the University. A record initial group of 412 students began the first academic year, White having rejected 50 applicants. There were. 17 resident professors and 16 non-resident scholars to instruct the students. Three years later, in 1871, a freshman class of over 250 began at Cornell, the largest freshman class in the history of American education. Furthermore, the University's total enrollment surpassed that of any other three colleges in New York. In administering Cornell, White adhered to his basic concepts.' He sought the best teachers. Many stimulating professors thus taught at Cornell, such as the linguistic genius, Daniel Willard Fiske, who authored Chess'In Iceland and An Egyptian Alphabet for the.Egyptian People; and Isaac Roberts, who was appointed to the Department of Agriculture in 1874 and has been called the' "Father of Agricultural Science in America." An advocate of non -sectarianism, White opposed any religious orientation of the University. That position aroused the enmity of some outside the institution, and.his popularity was not bolstered when some students formed the Cornell Young Men's Heathen Association. A believer in female education, White supported the introduction of co-education at Cornell. In 1886, the University granted the world's first doctorate in electrical engineering. Besides offering its students a broad spectrum of courses, Cornell attempted to cooperate with the public schools. Outstanding in this respect was its work in promoting nature study. Through teachers lecturing in schools and the distribution of helpful leaflets' the university created an effective (continued) Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74). UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVED 1DATE ENTERED Cornell University, CONTINUATION SHEET Morrill Hall ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 3 relationship between itself and the farming population. Liberty Hyde Bailey's. essay, The Nature Study Idea (1903), exemplified this aspect of the University's work. Both White and Cornell have long since died. Nevertheless, the institution they created played a major role in the democratization of American college education. And the impact of that accomplishment remains with us today. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Bishop, Morris.A History of Cornell. .Ithaca: ..New. York, 1962. Brubacher, John S. and Willis Rudy. Higher Education in•Transition. New York, 1958. Dorf, Philip. The. Builder- , ' A Biography of ' Ezra Cornell. New York, 1952. Nevins, Allan. The State University and Democracy. Urbana, Illinois, 1962. Rogers, Walter P. 'Andrew D. Whiteand the Modern University. Ithaca, New York, 1942. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY- less than one acre. UTM REFERENCES AI1,81 1317,71$1(1 14,710*014,5,01 BL1 1 1, 1 i,( I i 1 i Lj_j_j ZONE EASTING NORTHING ZONE EASTING NORTHING CI I III1IIt(l tl tl,I I Dui It1 1I_L_I1 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION` _ The National Historic Landmark boundaries are coterminus with the physical boundaries of Morrill Hall, which .measures approximately 180' from north to south and 70' from east to west. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY_ CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE ®FORM PREPARED BY NAME'/ TtTLE S. Sydney Bradford, Staff Historian; Boundary information added by Richard Greenwood ORGANIZATION DATE Historic Sites Survey,National Park Service 1/22/76 STREET& NUMBER 1100 L Street TELEPHONE 202-523-5464 CITY OR TOWN Washington, D.C. STATE ®STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL_ STATE ' LOCAL As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic. Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE HE NATIONAL REGISTER •(NATIONAL HISTORIC • • 13 34 27'30" 4701 aso o1 -e-_ • - • Morrill Hall, Cornell Universi U. S . G. 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N 4697 25' • „epTlON •H t.is CrisT he 0flfl cr o a Zt• ?^y t o coa w n U ,-I O NEW YORK STATEu. Orin Lehman Commissioner New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Agency Building 1 Albany, New York 12238 June 20, 1984 Hon. John C. ,Gutenberger Mayor City of Ithaca 108 East Green St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Re: First Period Buildings Thematic Group, New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University: Bailey, Caldwell, Comstock, East Roberts, Fernow, Rice; Roberts,. - Stone, and Wing Halls Ithaca, Tompkins County Dear Mayor Gutenberger, We are pleased to inform you that the property noted above will be considered by the Committee on the Registers of the New York State Board for Historic Preservation for nomination to the National and State Registers of Historic Places. The National Register and the State Register are the federal and state governments' official lists of historic properties worthy of preservation. Listing in the Registers p'- ovides recognition and assistance in preserving our national, state, and local heritage. Enclosed is a copy of the criteria under which properties are evaluated. Listing in the National Register provides the following benefits•to historic properties: Consideration in the planning for federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provides that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment on projects affecting such properties. -- Eligibility for federal tax benefits. If a property is listed in the National Register, certain tax provisions may apply. The Tax Reform Act of 1976, as amended by the Revenue Act of 1978 and the Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980,and Tthe Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, as amended by the Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 contain pro- visions intended to encourage the preservation of depreciable historic structures by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation, and to discourage destruction of historic buildings by eliminating certain federal tax provisions for demolition of historic structures. On January 1, 1982, the Economic Recovery Tax Act replaced the rehabilitation tax • incentives available under prior law with a 25% investment tax credit for rehabilitation of certain historic commercial, - - industrial---a-nd-r-es-ide.ntial- rental buildings. This can be combined with a 15 -year cost recovery period-- for --the- ad-j-usted basis of the historic building. Historic buildings with certified rehabilitation receive additional tax savings because owners are allowed to reduce the basis of"the building by one-half the amount of credit. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 includes provisions regarding charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977. -- Qualification for federal grants for historic preservation when funds are available. Projectsaffecting properties listed in the National Register or recommended for listing by the Committee on the Registers of the State Board for Historic Preservation are considered Type I actions subject to the notice requirements of Section 6.17 of the New York State Environmental Ouality Review Act. /J GPEpFIOhY•Fj(.? cc as 0 n w U n- 0 NEW YORK STATE b Orin Lehman Commissioner New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Agency Building 1 Albany, New York 12238 ..November 28, 1984 State University of New York State University Plaza P.O. Box 1946 Albany, NY 12201 Attn: Irving Freedman, Vice Chancellor for Capital Facilities Dear Sir/Madame: Subject: 518-474-0456 First Period Buildings Thematice Group, New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, Bailey, Caldwell, Comstock, East Roberts, Fernow, Rice, Roberts, Stone, and Wings Halls, Ithaca, Tompkins Co, We are pleased to inform you of the listing of. subject. property on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. .Should you have any questions regarding the State and National Register programs, please write or call the Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau staff at (518) 474-0479. cc: see attached list • Sincerely, Commissioner State Historic Preservation Officer An Equal Opportunity Employer . Hon. John C. Gutenberger Mayor, City of Ithaca Noel Desch Supervisor, Town of Ithaca Mr. Frank Liguori Commissioner, Tompkins-Co.Planning Board Mr. Harris Dates Chairman, Tompkins Co. Board of Representatives Mr. Keith Smith.._, NYS Dept. of Transportation Mr. H. Matthys VanCort Director, Dept. of Planning & Dev. Mr. Craig Williams Director, DeWitt Historical Society Ms. Heather Tallman Begent City of Ithaca Historian Mr. Andrew Mazzella Finger Lakes State Park, Rec. & Historic Preservation Comm. Mr. Jonathan Meigs Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Comm. Mr. Geoffrey M. Gyrisco Executive Director, Historic Ithaca Mr. Frank H.T. Rhodes President, Cornell University Mr. David L. Call Dean, College -.o -f Agriculture & Life Sciences Chief Budget Examiner Division of the Budget Provost Keith W. Kennedy Cornell University Mr. Stuart W. Stein Dept. of City & Regional Planning Cornell University Dr. -Clifford R. Wharton, Jr. Chancellor, State University of New York Ms. Helen Blauvelt Ithaca Town Historian c`�ENTIOry.y(sr a. N 0 NEW YORK STATE Z Orin Lehman Commissioner New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Agency Building 1 Albany, New York 12238 John C. Gutenberger 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 July .15, 1985 61\1 JULS 1985 tti►aca, 18-474-0456 RE: East Hill Historic District Ithaca, Tompkins Co. Dear Mr. Gutenberger: Following a detailed review, the Committee on the Registers of the New York State Board for Historic Preservation (Board) has recom- mended to the Board that the district identified above be listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. If the Board concurs, it will forward its recommendation to the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation who is the New York State Historic Preser- vation Officer (SHPO). The next step in the process will be the completion of the offi- cial nomination form for submission to the SHPO. After reviewing the nomination, if the SHPO agrees with the recommendation of the Board and finds that all procedural requirements have been satisfied, he will sign and -forward the nomination to. the Keeper of the National Register in Washington D.C. The SHPO's (Commissioner's) signature also constitutes listing on the State Register of Historic Places. Finally, if the Keeper of the National Register approves the nomination, the district will be listed on the National Register. You will be notified when the property is listed on the State and National Registers. If you have any questions, please contact your field represen- tative, Lucy A. Breyer , at the New York State Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau or call (518) 474-0479. cc: See Attached List Sincerely, /•• 77J �, Sr HjJ l o_ j ?a. ter-: a r%-' Officer An Equal Opportunity Employer -►1!)t�s Mci.CZ,,..��� LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York at a regular meeting December 4, 1991 passed the following: The Landmarks Preservation Ordinance was amended. to provide that with respect to property located at 310-312 East State Street, commonly known as the Strand Theatre, to the extent that, with respect to that unique site, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance mandated different procedures for allowing the rescission of local historic designation and/or the demolition of the structure from those adopted at the December, 1991, Council meeting, the ordinance was amended to conform to the procedures adopted at that time. Specifics of the procedures for such rescission and/or demolition with respect to the Strand Theatre may be obtained at the Ithaca City Attorney's Office. By Authority of the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York Callista F. Paolangeli City Clerk DATE: January 3, 1992 PUBLISH: January 7, 1992 OFFICE OF CITY CLERK CITY OF ITHACA 108 EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 MEMORANDUM RE: Council Meeting of 12/4/91 and Amendment to ILPC Ordinance FROM: C. Paolangeli, Clerk DATE: January 10, 1992 TELEPHONE: 272-1713 CODE 607 I spoke to City Attorney Guttman on December 17 advising him that Agenda Item 19.1 (Strand Theatre). from December Council meeting appears to amend the ILPC Ordinance by resolution rather than by the usual procedure of having it appear as an amendment to an Ordinance, properly numbered, etc. In answer to my questions on how to handle this I received the attached memo. On 1/2/92 I spoke to Atty. Guttman advising him the minutes for December meeting had been printed and distributed and I could not, at this point, write it up as an Ordinance properly numbered. I thought perhaps it should be on the Charter and Ordinance committee for January and appear as a properly numbered Ordinance Amendment for the February Council meeting. He advised this was not necessary and to publish a legal notice in the newspaper as suggested -in his -Memo of December 23, 1991. As instructed to do in his memo, I published a legal notice in the Ithaca Journal on January 7, 1992. "An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" CITY OF ITHACA 108 EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 1'4850 OFFICE OF TELEPHONE: (607) 274-6504 CITY ATTORNEY FAX: (607) 272-7348 I MMOR.iNDUM TO: Cookie Paolangeli, City Clerk FROM: Chuck Guttman, City Attorney DATE: December 23, 1991 SUBJECT: Strand Theater At the December Council meeting, Council passed a resolution directing the Landmarks Preservation Commission -to hold a public hearing and report to Council and providing that with respect to the Strand that, to the extent that the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance mandated different procedures for allowing rescission and/or demolition, the ordinance was hereby amended to conform to the specific procedures set forth. As we discussed, since we are amending an ordinance, -this should be done with the proper formality. I suggest the following: In the minutes it should be written up as an ordinance and properly numbered. I do not see anything in the law which requires publication. Section 3.11(B) of the Charter requires that every ordinance or resolution imposing a penalty or forfeiture for the violation of its provisions shall take effect upon its enactment and publication but it shall not be necessary to publish any ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation to be enforced except as provided in that section. The law is clear that in the absence of a statutory or charter provision directing that ordinances be published before they take effect, no publication is necessary. (Cherubino v. Meenan, 253 N.Y. 462, 467). However, it is also my understanding that in practice, when we pass an ordinance which amends a current ordinance, we have published it. If this is correct, then we should publish something with regard to the Strand. I would suggest the following brief language be used: Please take notice that on December 4, 1991, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance was amended to provide that with respect .(Over) "An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" tot Recycled Paper to property located at 310-312 East State Street, commonly known as The Strand Theater, to the extent that, with respect to that unique site, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance mandated different procedures for allowing the rescission of local historic designation and/or the demolition of the structure from those adopted at the December, 1991, Council meeting, the ordinance was amended to conform to the procedures adopted at that time. Specifics of the procedures for such rescission and/or demolition with respect to The Strand Theater may be obtained at the Ithaca City Clerk's Office. If you have further questions regarding this after you've. reviewed this memo, please get back to me. December 4, 1991 • 2. this delay and potential modifications to the Plan will not cause a recision of the approvals already granted nor affect the environmental review for the portion already completed, 3. Planning and Development Department staff will be assigned to assist the West Hill Civic Association and the Cliff Street residents with the resolution of the issues raised and with guiding the potential modifications through the plan approval process. Extensive discussion followed on the floor. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Ayes (9) - Peterson, Cummings, Blanchard,- Booth, Daley, Golder, Schroeder, Romanowski, Johnson Nay (1) - Hoffman Carried Pedestrian Bridge Across Six Mile Creek - Report Council Member Hoffman reported that the construction of the new Court Facility is planned to include a pedestrian bridge across Six Mile Creek connecting to the Woolworth parking lot. The Planning Committee suggests that an advisory committee work on issues of exact location and design of the bridge and landscaping and report back to Council its recommendations. Northside Park —Report Council Member Hoffman reported that the Committee has received proposed boundary descriptions and they have been sent to the Board of Public Works and to the Parks Commission for their comments on the boundaries. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE: .Ac * 19.1 Strand Theater By Council Member Peterson: Seconded by Council Member Johnson WHEREAS, the property located at 310-312 East State Street commonly known as the Strand Theater has been listed as a local landmark pursuant to the provisions of the Ithaca Landmark Preservation Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has received an offer from RHP Properties, Inc. to purchase the City of Ithaca's interest in the said premises contingent upon the City rescinding and canceling the local historic designation currently affecting the property or authorizing the maximum degree .of flexibility with regard to alteration and/or demolition of the building on the property; and WHEREAS, the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Ordinance provides different standards for the prohibition of demolition of structures erected on landmark sites depending on whether or not the structure is commercial property; and WHEREAS, there are disputes and uncertainty regarding the commercial nature of the structure located at 310-312 East State Street; and WHEREAS, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance provides that with respect to structures which are not owned by the,City located on a landmark site that there shall be no material change in the use or appearance of such a structure until an appropriate permit has been issued by the Landmarks Preservation Commission; and WHEREAS, appealsby any person aggrieved by a ruling or determination of the Landmarks Preservation Commissionare to be taken to the Common Council of the City of Ithaca; and 24 December .4, 1991 WHEREAS, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance further provides that with respect to the plans for the material change of use or appearance of any improvement or proposed improvement which is owned by the City and is to be located on a landmark site that prior to City action approving or otherwise authorizing the use of such plans that there be a referral to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a report, which report is to be submitted to the Mayor and to the agency having the responsibility for approving or otherwise authorizing the use of such plans; and WHEREAS, there has been a long history of significant efforts to rehabilitate the property but despite such efforts the building has been vacant for many years and has and is continuing to deteriorate; and WHEREAS, there is a dispute as to the City ownership of the property known as 310-312 East State Street, including the fact that legal title to the property is not currently owned by the City of Ithaca but that there have been executed unrecorded tax deeds from the City Chamberlain to the City of Ithaca from 1981 through 1989; and WHEREAS, the City has significant other interests in the premises including, but not limited to, the fact that the Appalachian Regional Commission has an unrecorded lien on the premises which the City of Ithaca is responsible for paying and that the location has unique importance with respect to the Commons and the central business district and that there are significant unpaid back and current taxes owed to the City of Ithaca; and WHEREAS, there has been great public controversy and interest in the future of the site and the structure currently on the site, and WHEREAS, before proceeding further with respect to this property Common Council wishes to obtain as much information as possible; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above factors, it is hereby: RESOLVED, That due to the above factors, questions regarding or resulting from the local historic designation shall be considered as if the property was owned by the City of Ithaca; and it is further RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby directs the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing regarding the requested rescission of the current designation of the premises as a local landmark and/or the appropriateness of allowing the demolition of the structure currently in existence. Such public hearing shall consider, among other issues, the original rationale for the designation as a local landmark; to what extent that. rationale currently applies; any other reasons for continuing the designation of the site as a local landmark; whether prohibition of demolition would prevent an owner 'of the property from earning a reasonable return; whether preservation of the structure would seriously interfere with the use of the property; whether or not. the structure is capable of conversion to a useful purpose without excessive costs; whether the cost of maintaining the structure without use would entail serious expenditure of funds and such other factors as the Commission deems reasonable and/or appropriate. The Commission shall cause to be made a transcript of such public hearing to be distributed to the Common Council of the City of Ithaca. Following such public hearing the Landmarks Preservation Commission shall submit to the Common Council of the City of Ithaca a report outlining the Commission's recommendation as to the reasonableness of rescinding the local historic designation and/or the appropriateness of allowing the demolition of the structure; and it is further 25 December 4, 1991 RESOLVED, That following receipt of such report or recommendations from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the transcript of the public hearing, Common Council of the City of Ithaca shall have authority to order the rescission or continuation of the local historic designation and shall have further authority to grant appropriate permits and/or approvals authorizing the demolition of the structure; and be it further RESOLVED, That to the extent that, with respect to this unique site, the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance mandates different procedures for allowing the rescission of local historic designation and/or the demolition of a structure, the ordinance is hereby amended to conform to the above procedure. Extensive discussion followed on the floor and Council Member Booth offered the following: Amending Resolution RESOLVED, That the First Resolved Clause be deleted and the following wording be inserted in its place: "RESOLVED, That due to the above factors Common Council hereby determines and directs that for the purposes of the City's Landmark Preservation ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code), and only for such purposes, the government of the City of Ithaca, including its various Boards and Commissions, shall treat the Strand Theater property as though said property were owned by the City." No Council Member objected. Further discussion followed on the floor. A vote on the resolution with Council Member Booth's Amending Resolution resulted as follows: Ayes (5) - Booth, Peterson, Blanchard, Romanowski, Johnson Nays (5) - Cummings, Daley, Golder, Schroeder, Hoffman Mayor Nichols voted aye, breaking the tie. Carried REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COUNCIL LIAISONS: * 20.1 Conservation Advisory Council - Re -zoning Along Cayuga Inlet Council Member Peterson presented the following resolution from the Conservation Advisory Council regarding re -zoning along Cayuga Inlet: "WHEREAS, the Cayuga Inlet Flood Control Channel is an important recreational resource for residents of, and visitors to Ithaca, and WHEREAS, the scenic beauty of the strip of land that runs between Floral Avenue and the Channel contributes significantly to the enjoyment of those using the stream corridor for boating, fishing, or walking, and WHEREAS, part of this strip is maintained by the City as a public park, and WHEREAS, the privately owned portions of this area receive drainage from West Hill, thus slowing down and filtering this runoff, and WHEREAS, the privately owned portions are currently zoned R -3a, which could lead to more intensive development of this sensitive piece of land than is compatible with adjacent uses along the Flood Control Channel, and 26 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LOCAL DESIGNATION OF THE CORNELL HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 32.6A of Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Ordinance, a Public Hearing will be held on August 14, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. in Common Council Chambers, 3rd floor, City Hall, 108 East Green Street, to hear testimony concerning the designation of the Cornell Heights Historic District. The following properties are included in the proposed historic district: Barton Place - 109 Brook Lane - 104 Dearborn Place - 109, 116, 202, 208, 213, 215, 216 Edgecliff Place - 1, 101, 112 Fall Creek Drive - 202, 209-11, 212, 216, 218, 220, 225, 302, 310, 316, 326 Heights Court - 110-12, 111-13, 114, 115, 116-16 1/2, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 125 Highland Avenue - 106, 110, 150, 200, 201, 203 Kelvin Place - 111, 114, 115, 116, 121, 125, 126, 207, 210, 212 Lodgeway - 1, 5, 6-6 1/2, 8, 10 Needham Place - 105 Ridgewood Road - 2, 40, 55, 100, 115 Roberts Place - 122, 123, 124 Stewart Avenue - 900, 916, 934, 1022, 1024 The Knoll - 102, 106, 111, 115, 115 1/2, 119 Thurston Avenue - 101, 117, 119, 121, 140, 201, 205, 210, 214, 223, 305, 312, 315, 401, 410, 411, 504, 508, 520-22, 534, 536 Triphammer Road - 102, 109, 110, 117, 118, 124, 150 Wait Avenue - 118, 120, 122, 208, 209, 214, 216, 218, 222, 228, 230, 302, 307, 308, 313, 319 Westbourne Lane - 105, 110, 116, 126 Wyckoff Avenue _ 201 1/2, 203, 205, 301, 303-05, 403, 419, 425, 435 All interested parties will be given an opportunity to speak for or against designation at the hearing or may present written statements before the hearing to the Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Leslie A. Chatterton Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission 0-LAC-Cornel1.Hgt CITY OF ITHACA 108 EAST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 ITHACA LANDMARKS TELEPHONE: 272-1713 PRESERVATION COMMISSION CODE 607 LOCAL DESIGNATION Local designation protects the city's architecturally and/or historically significant properties under the terms of the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Ordinance, (Chapter 32, Municipal Code). The ordinance empowers the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission to approve or deny requests for exterior alteration, replac=ement, addition or demolition, after a review and public hearing. The process is triggered by the application for a building or demolition permit from the Building Commissioner. If the structure is a designated local landmark, or located within a designated historic district, no permit can be issued until plans have been approved by the Commission. The Commission uses the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as the review criteria. Applicants in disagreement with decisions of the Commission can take appeals to Common Council. Overall the process serves to: ▪ provide property owners with informed recommendations regarding design, materials, and technical pr-ocedures -.•-------approp.riate--to--th.e..-rehab-i-l.-itation of ---historic properties, . prevent hasty demolition or inappropriate alterations to city's designated architectural and historic resources, • ensure that new development will 'not depreciate the value of significant structures and/or areas located nearby. As a final note, local designation has led to stabilization of neighborhoods and improvements to building stock and can increase property value and sales potential. O-LC-designtn.lcl 'An Equal Oppurtumty Employer with an Affirmative Action Prngrarn" Tompkins County Cornell Heights Historic District, Ithaca Period of Significance: 1898-1937 Areas of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning Level of Significance: Local Proposal: The Cornell Heights Historic District is. architecturally and historically significant as an exceptional intact example of a turn -of -the -century planned residential suburban development placed in an outstanding natural setting along the northern rim of Fall Creek Gorge overlooking the city of Ithaca and the southern tip of Cayuga Lake. The district's curvilinear street plan, lavish landscape features, dramatic geographical setting, strictly residential character (developed on large private lots) and its historical pattern of development place it within the romantic tradition of the "ideal" residence park developed in the second half of the nineteenth century and popularized by Frederick Law Olmsted after the Civil War. This idea gained its greatest momentum in the period after World. War I, as the upper middle class sought to retreat from the pressures ofthe modern industrialized city. The pattern of development here, distinguished by an association with a single land company that employed the services of landscape architect (William Webster of Rochester) and financed virtually every aspect of physical improvement in the subdivision, though not unique, was unusual in an era in which trolley suburbs along the barren fringes of large. cities were being mass produced on rectilinear street plans by hundreds of speculators,•contractors,.and private property owners. Cornell Heights was promoted by its owners as a high- class residential suburb and it evolved in that fashion. Homes, both modest and grand, were erected here between the years 1898 - -and-1937. They -were all bu-ilt to individualized designs and several represent the work of Ithaca's foremost turn -of -the - century architects, including William H. Miller.. A further dimension of significance stems from the intimate relationship between Cornell Heights and Cornell University. The impetus. toward development of the subdivision was closely linked to Cornell University's major expansion around the turn -of. -the - century, a program that had a tremendous effect on the small village of Ithaca and sparked its growth into its present size and character. At its inception, Cornell Heights was considered an "addition" or suburb of Cornell University itself and it served as home for many of the university's professors and students. Some of the leading figures n the early -twentieth century of the university resided in Cornell Heights and faculty members of national and international renown continue to make - Cornell Heights their home today. Retaining a high level of integrity, the Cornell Heights Historic District illustrates an important aspect of American planning and recalls a significant period in the history of Ithaca. 1r1r1o11110 fur 1.1..11 l• 1ole11yda0 03.111 1. 411 1.01 N. •03.111 S/1911H1 1111101 THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S. STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing standards for all programs under Departmental authority and for advising Federal. agencies on the preservation of historic properties listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In partial fulfillment of this responsibility, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects have.been developed to direct work undertaken on historic buildings. Initially used by the Secretary of the Interior in determining the applicability of proposed project work on registered properties within •the Historic Preservation Fund grant—in—aid program, the Standards for Historic Preservation Projects have received extensive testing over the years --more than 6,000 acquisition and development projects were approved for a variety of work treatments. In addition, the standards have been used by Federal agencies in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities for properties in Federal ownership or control; and by State and local officials in the review of both Federal and nonfederal rehabilitation proposals. They have also been adopted by a number of historic district and planning commissions across the country. The Standards for Rehabilitation (36 CFR 67) comprise that section of the overall historic preservation project standards addressing the most prevalent treatment today: Rehabilitation. "Rehabilitation" is defined as the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values. The Standards for Rehabilitation are as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure, or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis- and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, wherever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and preserve archeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with the size, scale, color, material, and character of the property, neighborhood or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. In the past several years, the most frequent use of the Secretary's "Standards for Rehabilitation" has been to determine if a rehabilitation project qualifies as a "certified rehabilitation" pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Revenue Act of 1978, and the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, as amended. The Secretary is required by law to certify rehabilitations that are "consistent with the historic character of the structure or the district in which it is located." The Standards are used to evaluate whether the historic character of a building is preserved in the process of rehabilitation. Between 1976 and 1982 over 5,000 projects were reviewed and approved under the Preservation Tax Incentives program. As stated in the definition, the treatment "Rehabilitation" assumes that at least some repair or alteration of the historic building will need to take place in order to provide for an efficient contemporary use; however these repairs and alterations must not damage or destroy the materials and features --including their finishes --that are important in defining the building's historic character. In terms of specific project work, preservation of the building and its historic character is based on the assumption that (1) the historic materials and features and their unique craftsmanship are of primary importance and that (2), in consequence they will be retained, protected, and repaired in the process of rehabilitation to the greatest extent possible, not removed and replaced with materials and features which appear to be historic, but which are --in fact --new. To best achieve these preservation goals, a two-part evaluation needs to be applied by qualified historic preservation professionals for each project as follows: first, a particular property's materials and features which are important in defining its historic character should be identified. Examples may include a building's walls, cornice, window sash and frames and roof; rooms, hallways, stairs, and mantels; or a site's walkways, fences, and gardens.* The second part of the evaluation should consist of assessing the potential impact of the work necessary to make possible and efficient contemporary use. A basic assumption in this process is that the historic character of each property is unique and therefore proposed rehabilitation work will necessarily have a different effect on each property; in other words, what may be acceptable for one project may be unacceptable for another. However, the requirement set forth in the definition of "Rehabilitation" is always the same for every project: those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values must be preserved in the process of rehabilitation. To accomplish this, all ten of the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation" must be met. *Note: The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews only those alterations visible on the exterior. O-LC-StndsfRe.hab NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LOCAL DESIGNATION OF THE EAST HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 401 of the Rules of Procedure of the Ithaca. Landmarks Preservation Commission, aPublic. Hearing willbe held on March 14, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. in Common Council Chambers, 3rd floor, City Hall, 108 East Green Street, to hear testimony concerning the designation of East Hill Historic, District. The following properties are included'in the proposed historic district: East Buffalo Street 310 - 712 309 - 717 East Seneca Street 404 - 810 403 - 805 East State Street 408 - 710 505 - 615 Elston Place 108 - 109 South Quarry Street 108 - 112 115 North Quarry Street 101- 110 Eddy Street 101 - 223 106 - 442 Eddy Gate Stewart Avenue 108 - 411 113 - 309, DeWitt Place 103 - 117 Osmun Place 110 - 116 Highland Place 102 - 120 103 - 125 Sage Place 103 - 112 Schuyler Place 108 - 206 211 Parker Street 108 - 114 109 North Aurora Street 303 Terrace Place 108 -124 115 127 Fountain Place 108 - 120 1-3 Willetts Place. 1, 2; ' 3, 4 Glenn Place 109 - 115 Edgewood Place 508, 512, 514 Williams Street 107 - 211 202 - 214 Ferris Place 108 - 114 111 - 119 .............:.......... . .. . . ...:. .. . .. ............. . > ...., ,. ........ • „in;; ....i:ii{s<;' .... _.... , , . .....a .,., .,......,..$i:;. is ii i;::2>.; b;::RR>tit.....ii2s..7?2>k323�i2ii�2i.yYi:ii3li):btila3li72t222>i::.ai)±t�1• n Beginning at a point on the northwest corner of tax parcel number 62-1-13, thence southerly a distance of approximately 125 feet along the east boundary of the right-of-way of North Aurora Street to the southwest corner of tax parcel number 62-1- 13, thence easterly a distance of approximately 112 feet to a point on the southern boundary of tax parcel 62-1-13, thence southerly a distance of approximately 75 feet across the Buffalo Street right-of-way to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-3, thence southerly a, distance of approximately. 65 feetalong the west boundary of tax parcel 62-5-3 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-3, thence easterly a distance of approximately 34 feet along the south boundary of tax parcel 62-5-3 to the west boundary of tax parcel 62-5-4, thence southerly a distance of approximately 76 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-5-4 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-4, thence easterly a distance of approximately 75. feet along the south boundary of tax parcel 62-5-4.to the. northwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-7, thence southerly a distance of approximately 45 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-5-7 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-7, thence easterly a distance of approximately 72 feet along the south _boundary of tax parcel 62-5-7 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-8, thence southerly a distance of approximately 78 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-5-8 to the, southwest corner of tax parcel 62-5-8, thence easterly approximately 35 feet along the south boundary of tax parcel 62- 5-8 to the southeast corner, thence southerly approximately 68 feet across the right-of-way of East Seneca Street to the northwest corner of tax parcel 69-2-2, thence southerly a distance of approximately 70 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 69-2-2 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 62-2-2, thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 290 feet along the southern boundaries of tax parcels 69-2-2, 69-2-3, 69-2-4, 69-2-5, and 69-2-6 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 69-2- 19, thence southerly a distance of 194 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 69-2-19 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 69-2-19, thence easterly a distance of approximately 460. feet along the north boundary of the right-of-way of State Street to a point opposite the northwest corner of tax parcel 69-6-7, thence southerly a distance of approximately 136 feet across the right-of-way of State Street and along the west boundary.of tax parcel 69-6-7 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 69-6-7, thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 530 feet along the south boundaries of tax parcels 69-6-7, 69-6- 8, 69-6-9, 69-6-10, 69-6-11, 68-11-1, 68-11-2, 68-11-4, and across the right-of-way of Elston Place to a point on the west boundary of tax parcel 68-10-6, thence southerly a distance of approximately 60 feetalong the west boundary of tax parcel 68- 1076 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 68-10-6, thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 310 feet along the :•.:;;,:,:.:•.:•:�:�::::..:: ..... •;.•:,........:.,.:......:....�>:>;i;i::::;i;i::,;.i..::i:;;uatib.i5�ir:i>r:r>biabs>iibbs8iis:er+r5rsrrari:sr,:uoni>;2:ai>rl�rbtsa>.rc.rir;iiir:ii5r: -2- south boundaries of tax parcels 68-10-6 and 82-9-1 and across the right-of-way of Ferris Place to a point on the northwest boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21, thence southwesterly a distance of approximately 70 feet along the northwest boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21 to the west corner of tax parcel 83-2- 24.21, thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 920 feet along the southwest boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21 to the south corner of tax parcel 83-2-24.21, thence northeasterly a distance of approximately 550 feet along the southeast boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21 to the east corner of tax parcel 83-2-24.21, thence northwesterly a distance of approximately 785 feet along the northeast boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21 to the north corner of tax parcel 83-2-24.21, thence southwesterly a distance of approximately 180 feet along the northwest boundary of tax parcel 83-2-24.21 and across the right-of-way of South Quarry Street to the southeast corner of tax parcel 83-1-2, thence northerly a distance of approximately 360 feet along the west boundary of the right-of-way of South Quarry Street and across the right-of-way of East State Street to the southeast corner of tax parcel 68-2-5, thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 460 feet across the right-of-way of North Quarry Street, along the north boundary of the right-of-way of East State Street and across the right- of-way of Eddy Street to the southeast corner of tax parcel 83- 3-1, thence northeasterly a distance of approximately 130 feet along the east boundary of tax parcel 83-2-1 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 83-2-1, thence northerly a distance of approximately 220 feet along the east boundaries of tax parcels 68-8-10, 68-8-11, and 68-8-1 and across the Orchard Place right- of-way, thence easterly a distance of approximately 30 feet along the south boundary of tax parcel 68-7-11 to the southeast corner of tax parcel 68-7-11, to a point on the south boundary of tax parcel 68-7-11, thence northerly a distance of approximately 180 feet along the east boundaryiof tax parcel 68- 7-11 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 68-7-11, thence westerly a distance of 30 feet to a point on the east boundary of tax parcel 68-7-13, thence northerly a distance of approximately 340 feet along the east boundaries of tax parcels 68-7-13 and 68-7-1 across the Cook Street right-of-way and along the east boundaries of tax parcel 68-5-20, 68-5-21, and 68-5-22 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 68-5-22, thence westerly along the northern boundary of tax parcel 68-5-22 a distance of 22 feet to the southeast corner of tax parcel 68-5- 1, thence northerly a distance of approximately 150 feet along the east boundary of tax parcel 68-5-1, across the. Catherine Street right-of-way, and along the east boundary of tax parcel 68-4-16 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 68-4-16, thence easterly a distance of 46 feet along the south boundary of tax parcel 68-4-17 to the southeast corner of tax parcel 68-4-17, thence, northerly a distance of approximately 175 feet along the east boundaries of tax porcel 68-4-17 and 68-4-1 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 68-4-1, thence westerly a distance of approximately 180 feet along the north boundary of tax parcel 68-4-1 and across the Eddy Street right-of-way to the southeast corner of tax parcel 63-7-6, thence. northerly a distance of approximately 520 feet along the west boundary of the. Eddy Street right-of-way to the south boundary of the Williams Street right-of-way, thence westerly a distance of approximately 50 feet'along the south boundary of the Williams Street right-of-way to a point opposite the southeast corner of tax parcel 63-4-3, thence northwesterly a distance of approximately 200 feet across the Williams Street right-of-way and along the east boundaries of tax parcels 63-4-3 and 63-4-2 to a point opposite the southeast corner of tax parcel 63-3-3, thence northerly a distance of approximately 150 feet across the Highland Place right-of-way and along the east boundary of tax parcel 63-2-3 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 6.3-2-3, thence westerly a distance of approximately 150 feet along the north boundaries of tax parcels 63-2-3 and 63-2-2 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-2-2, thence southerly a. distance of approximately 200 feet along the west boundaries of tax parcels 63-2-2, 63-2-4, 63-2-5, and 63-2-6 and across the Williams Street right-of-way to.a point on the south boundary of the Williams Street right-of-way, thence westerly a distance of approximately 300'feet along the south boundary of the Williams Street right-of-way and across the Stewart Avenue right-of-way to a point on the west boundary of the Stewart Avenue right-of-way, thence northerly a distance of approximately 240 feet along the west boundary of the Stewart Avenue right-of-way to the northeast corner of tax parcel 63-1- 2, thence westerly a distance of approximately 180 feetalong the north boundary of tax parcel 63-1-2 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 63-1-2, thence northerly a distance of approximately 55 feet along the east boundary of tax. parcel 62- 2-6 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 62-2-6, thence westerly a distance of approximately 340 feet along the north boundaries of tax parcels 62-2-6, 6,2-2-4, and 62-2-3 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-2-3, thence southerly a distance of 130 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-2- 3. to the southwest corner of tax parcel 52-2-3, thence westerly. a distance of 50 feet across the Dewitt Place right-of-way to a point on the east boundary of tax parcel 62-2-20, thence northerly a distance of approximately 40 feet along the east boundary of tax parcel 62-2-20 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 62-2-20, thence westerly a distance of approximately 650 feet along the north boundary oftax parcel 62-2-20, across the Glen Place right-of-way along the north boundaries of tax parcels 62-2-21, 62-2-25, and 62-2-26, across the Fountain Place right-of-way, and along the north boundary of tax parcel 62-2-1 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-2-1, thence ....,..:> > .., ....., �:.. . ..... ...... •.. -..., .... .,.., n.,:;>2it:;i:r�i1::+i:a;ai: �... , .. .. , . .,:,> . .......,. ,� .,... .. .........,.2......e�. :>232i1 .... ,;'1 .<};::.., ........ ,tiiSt t -4- southerly a.distance of 55 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-2-1 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 62-2-37, thence westerly approximately 140 feet along. the north boundary of tax parcel 62-2-37 to a point on the west boundary of the Terrace Place right-of-way, thence southerly a distance of approximately 120 feet along the west boundary of the Terrace Place right-of-way to the northeast corner of tax parcel 62-1- 7, thence westerly a distance of approximately 75 feet along the north boundary oftax parcel 62-1-7 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-1-7, thence southerly a distance of approximately. 100 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel. 62- 1-7 to the southwest corner of tax parcel 62-1-7, thence westerly a distance of 100 feet along the north boundaries of tax parcels 62-1-11 and 62-1-12 to the northwest corner of tax parcel 62-1-12, thence southerly a distance of 76 feet along the west boundary of tax parcel 62-1-12 to the northeast corner of tax parcel 62-1-13, thence westerly a distance of approximately 180 feet along the north boundary of tax parcel 62-1-13 to the beginning. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to speak for or against designation at the hearing, or may present written statements before the hearing to the Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation. Commission, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Leslie. Chatterton Secretary, Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission BUILDING -STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM DIVISION FOR HISTORIC I'RL•.SERVATION NEW YORK STATE PARKS ANI) RECREATION ALBANY, NEW YORK (518)474-0479 Sarah Adams Hector YOUR NAME: 108 East Green St. YOUR ADDRESS: ORGANIZATION (if any): Dept of Planning FOR OFFICE USE ONLY UNIQUE. SITE. NO. QUAD SERIES — NEG. NO. DATE: _TELEPHONE: & Development April,.1979` 272-1713 IDENTIFICATION I. BUILDING N(ln 2- COUNTY: 3. STREET LOCATION: private m h 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ p ADDRESS: 5. PRESENT OWNER: Marv_rdman Present: 6. USE: Original: No Exterior visible from public rod: PRIVATE Interior accessible: Explairtl c. brick 0 d. board and batten ❑ 1 Erdman House TOWN/CITY: aca VILLAGE: 7. ACCESSIBILITY DESCRIMON 8. BUILDING MATERIAL: 9. STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: (if known) 10. CONDITION: 1 I. INTEGRITY: 1• - TO PUBLIC: .0 . - . a. clapboard I] b stone ❑ e. cobblestone 0 f. shingles Q g- stucco 0 other: a. wood frame with interlocking joints 0 b. wood frame with light members c. masonry load bearing walls 0 d. metal (explain) e. other a. excellent 0 b. good c. fair 0 d. deteriorated a. original site b. moved 0 if so,when? c. list major alterations and dates (if known): Porch on south is not original. 12. PHOTO: 118 Eddy St. 14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known n b. zoning ❑ c. roads ❑ d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑ f. other: 15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY: a. barn❑ b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑ d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑ g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ i. landscape features: j. other: IG. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a. open, land ❑ b. woodland ❑ c. scattered buildings ❑ d. densely built-up1 e. commercial MC f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑ h. other: 17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS: (Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district) A late 19th century Colonial Revival house on a street of predominantly 19th century and early 20th century residences, several that belont to the Colonial Revival Style. 18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): The main entrance is not facing the street byt is on the north facade. It has a broken scroll pediment and wreath and an oval window on the east side of the front door. The gable facing the street has a Palladian window and the floors are delineated on the exterior by horizontal bands. SIGNIFICANCE 19. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: ARCHITECT: ` I\I`On 1 .14 Between 1882- 1893 BUILDER: 20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: "According to local tradition, this house which is next door to Millers own home, is also the work of W.H. Miller". The original owner may have been Mrs. Mary A. Halsey who may have been related to Miller's wife, Emma Halsey. 21. SOURCES: Birds Eye View- 1882; City Engineer Map- 1893; Works of W.H. Miller by J. Gyrisco. 22. THEME: 118 Eddy Street DATE Directories 1867-8 1874-5 1888-9 1894-5 1899 1903 1910 1919-20 1929 1940 1957 1968 1979 OCCUPANTS E. Sue Halsey Mrs. Mary Halsey Mrs. Mary A. Halsey Mrs. Mary A. Halsey Henry A. Sill Eva Susan Halsey Charles N. Carpenter Robert R. Scidmore Mrs. Flora B. Taylor Frederick S. Erdman Fred Erdman Frederick Erdman Mary Erdman OCCUPATION widow of HUnry Professor at Cornell Instructor at Cornell High School Teacher widow of Charles B. Instructor Instructor at Cornell Continuation Sheet: 1 Address: 118 Eddy Street Local Historic District: East Hill View: East Facade View: East & North Facades Documentation: Date: 2/92 Alterations: John Auwaerter None apparent