Ackley House

This residence reflects the transition from Federal to Greek Revival with the later addition of a Colonial Revival porch. The five-bay rectangular main body, gabled central pavilion, and two-story pilasters all date from the original ca. 1825 construction. The house was commissioned by Julius Ackley, a successful businessman, and possibly designed by Ira Tillotson, Ithaca's earliest architect of note. He was father-in-law to Julius's brother Henry, one of the three original owners of the Clinton House. In 1909, then-owner Daniel van Hoesen had architect Clinton L. Vivian add the front entrance porch in the Colonial Revival style. The gabled roof of the porch is supported by Doric columns.

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