William Henry Miller Downtown Architecture Walking Tour

Stroll by notable downtown buildings spanning over three decades of work by architect William Henry Miller.

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William Henry Miller Downtown Architecture Walking Tour

Ithaca, New York 14850, United States

Created By: Ithaca Heritage

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This tour was developed by the History Center in Tompkins County and Historic Ithaca.

William Henry Miller (1848-1922) was one of Ithaca's most prolific local architects, dramatically reshaping the built environment of Ithaca and Cornell University. After attending Cornell for two years, he began practicing locally, designing such landmarks as Cornell's McGraw Tower, Uris Library, Risley Hall, Barnes Hall, and numerous private residences and local churches. Check out the corresponding PocketSights tour of lower Collegetown for more information about Miller's work.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTES:

Distance travelled: 0.8 miles

Elevation: Moderate

This tour is intended as a walking or biking tour.


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303 North Aurora Street, built in 1880-1881 This Queen Anne building was originally commissioned by Calvin D. Stowell, a local grocer. R. C. Osborn purchased the house in 1914 and married Agda Swenson in 1922. Although R. C. Osborn passed a... Read more
302 North Aurora Street, built in 1893-1894 This is the second William Henry Miller-designed church to be on this location. After the previous church burned down in 1893, Miller donated his services to design a new Romanesque church in memo... Read more
306 North Aurora Street, built in 1895-1896 This Queen Anne building was built as the home of Oliver L. Dean, president of Bush and Dean dry goods store. It later served as offices for physicians Francis Forster and Frank S. Janas before... Read more
313 North Aurora Street, built in 1890 Sometimes referred to as the Livermore Memorial Building, this home was built as a private residence for cobbler Charles G. Hoyt. The building was purchased by George Livermore, founder of the Ithaca G... Read more
316 East Court Street, built in 1883-1884 This private residence was built for Thomas B. Campbell, a local builder who oversaw construction of the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca. LISTEN HERE ...
309 North Cayuga Street, built in 1890-1891 Designed in the Romanesque style by William Henry Miller, this church is the third Baptist church on this location, replacing churches built in 1831 and 1855. John D. Rockefeller helped fund the c... Read more
201 North Cayuga Street, built in 1912-1914 Ithaca's first school was built on this location in 1807, and the current structure is the fourth school building at this corner, replacing the high school that burned down in 1912. When the high ... Read more
120 North Cayuga Street, built circa 1830 When this Greek Revival building first opened, it was called one of the best hotels west of the Hudson River. The so-called founder of Ithaca, Simeon DeWitt, lived in the hotel when visiting Ithaca ... Read more
120 West Seneca Street, built in 1882-1884 Originally used as a Congregational church known as the First Church of Christ, this building served as offices for the Ithaca College music department from 1959 to 1966, when St. Catherine's purc... Read more

 

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