A Historic Tour through Newfield (2003 Historic Brochure)

A digitized version of "A historic tour through Newfield" pamphlet (2003)

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A Historic Tour through Newfield (2003 Historic Brochure)

Newfield Hamlet, New York 14867, United States

Created By: Ithaca Heritage

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Newfield, New York lies within Tompkins County about eight miles southwest of the city of Ithaca. The town is broken by hills rising from the Cayuga Valley to 2097 feet above sea level at Connecticut Hill. Springs water the area, and the west branch of the Cayuga Inlet flows through the village.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTES ABOUT THIS TOUR:

This tour is intended as a driving or avid cycling tour.

Locations 1 through 11 are walking accessible (1.16 mi)

Locations 12 through 17 are recommended to visit by car

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This tour is based on a pamphlet published in 2003. It was intended to serve as a guide to the numerous historic landmarks in the town. It was originally prepared by the Newfield Bicentennial Committe in 1976 with the cooperation of the town board and was republished by the Newfield Historical Society in May 2003.

The pamphlet was written by Alan Chaffee, Newfield's Town Historian and Robin Andersen. Funding frot eh guide was granted to the Newfield Historical Society by the Tompkins County Occupancy Tax Fund.


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Built in 1832, this building was the First Presbyterian Church of Newfield. In 1878, it had a membership of 67, and with Sunday School teachers and scholars, the parish numbered about 100. In 1909, the church was sold and Presbyterian servi... Read more
Newfield's business district was the scene of much activity years ago with 20 to 30 business establishments. Nearly any service or article could be purchased without a long trip to Ithaca. When the automobile appeared on the scene, Ithaca b... Read more
This brick building presently owned by Wayne Woodward was built after the Newfield Fire of 1875 by Jonathan "Dot" Stamp. It was operated as a hotel. Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech from the balcony to a large crowd on October 4, 1910. Picture... Read more
In the center of the village stands one of Newfields most distinguised buildings. Presently (in 2003) owned by Sandra and John Davis, and operated as Bird Haven Bed and Breakfast, it was built in the Italianate style by Dr. Christopher Colu... Read more
The Newfield Flouring Mills were built by Nichols, Luce and Dudley around 1830. The Upper Mill and the Lower Feed Mill on Depot Road were purchased by P.S. Dudley in 1861. Together they produced in an average year 2,500 bushels of merchant ... Read more
The Old Newfield Cemetery on Bank Street is the oldest cemetery in the township. The oldest stone marks the grave of S.W. Rodgers, who died January 3, 1813. The cemetery has around 550 properly marked graves. Three Revolutionary War Veteran... Read more
Newfield's Covered Bridge was built in 1853 and restored in 1972 and again in 1998. Using the Town Lattice Truss, it is the last survivor of three original covered bridges in Tompkins County. It spans the West Branch of the Cayuga Inlet and... Read more
King Bowstring Arch Bridge on Beach Rd. in the village, was installed in the 1870's and was designed by Zenas King, an Ohio industrialist. It is one of the earliest prefabricated bridges installed in Tompkins County that still stands. Follo... Read more
Kelloggs Corners School house, now at 247 Main Street on Newfield Cetral School grounds, was moved from its original site at the corner of Kelloggs Corners and Van Kirk Roads in 1992. This school building was completed in 1887 and was the t... Read more
This house built around 1860 in the Victorian "Cottage Gothic" style, stands on the corner of Main and Pearl Streets. Built by Oliver Puff, it was occupied by Puff's descendant, Miss Edith Horton for many years. Miss Horton was a local poet... Read more
This lovely little stucco house was once known as the "Old Brick School House," and bricks can still be seen by window sills. It is one of the oldest schoolhouses in the district. Used until 1870 when the Union Free School was built on Bank... Read more
This is a remnant of the Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Railroad which was chartered in 1870. The railroad company secured the charter to build a track from Spencer that could connect with the Ithaca and Athens railroad through Newfield, Enfiel... Read more
This is one of the few stone houses ever built in Newfield. Little is known of its origin, but there is reason to believe that the builders were settlers from Pennsylvania who came after the Revolution. Before World War II, a family by the ... Read more
This Victorian home was built by Joseph Kellogg about 1879. The Kellogg family came to Newfield from Vermont in 1809. The house was brought in pieces by the railroad and then hauled to the site by horse and wagon. A later owner of the house... Read more
This is the VanKirk homestead built by Andrew "Jack" Jackson Van Kirk in 1867. The house and farm of 263 acres were occupied by his grandson, Lochary Van Kirk and his wife Amanda and is now owned by William and Linda Burun. The roof once ha... Read more
This house is the oldest in Newfield. It was built in 1806 by one of the first settlers, Henry Smith, and was originally two log cabins. The living room was one cabin and the kitchen was another. The logs can still be seen inside the buildi... Read more
The First Christian Church was organized May 20, 1854 in Trumbulls Corners and the building was erected in 1858. In 1946, the Trumbulls Corners Methodist Church was destroyed by fire and the congregations of the Methodist Church and the Fir... Read more

 

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