Architecture
Local Architecture
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Ithaca Area Green Buildings "Promotes the use of green building materials and methods in Tompkins County, because we know that green building is a healthier, more sustainable way to build. Through educational programs and community events and as a community resource, we strive to increase awareness of green and sustainable building methods and materials so you can make the best possible choices - for you, your community, and the planet." See also their "What is Green Building?" page and their Glossary of Terms.
Ithaca, New York historic scrapbook Includes news clippings related to ithaca, some giving background to buildings around town.
Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York : including a History of Cornell University by Waterman Thomas Hewett
History Center in Tompkins County
- Enterprising Families, Ithaca, New York by Carol U. SislerISBN: 094269046XPublication Date: 2002A history of the businesses of a half dozen leading families of Ithaca, NY and of their residents.
- Gregory Page : tradition and innovation, plaster and page, September 1-September 25, 2005. Gregory. Page by Cheryl KramerCall Number: Ithaca College ArchivesPublication Date: 2005Catalog of an exhibition of Giclée prints based on Italian architectural details by Gregory Page. Exhibited with plaster casts on long-term loan to Ithaca College from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; described in separate catalog. Lists prints with several small reproductions.
Text by gallery director Cheryl Kramer. - Ithaca's Neighborhoods by Carol U. Sisler (Editor); Margaret Hobbie (Editor); Jane M. Dieckmann (Editor)Call Number: F129.I8 I86 1988ISBN: 0942690370Publication Date: 1988
- Ithaca Then and Now by Merrill Hesch; Richard Pieper; Harry Littell (Contribution by)ISBN: 0935526757Publication Date: 2000Drawing upon the vast photo archives of the DeWitt Historical Society, this new edition dramatically juxtaposes old views of Ithaca architecture, parades, celebrations, and residential and shopping districts with shots taken in the very same locations today.
- Late modernism on the Ithaca College campus by Mark McDevittCall Number: DVD A-0033Publication Date: 1997Using previous film and still photography in addition to his own work, McDevitt describes the 1960s campus built by Ithaca College in terms of Late Modernist architectural practice.
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Author is an Ithaca College graduate. - Two Fountain Place : the George Russell Williams House by Gail DonathCall Number: 1987Brief description of the house, originally built in Ithaca for local lawyer George Russell Williams by noted architect William Henry Miller, which was purchased by Ithaca College in 1938 as a residence for the College President. Includes floor plans of the original house.