Boardman House (Ithaca, New York)
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Boardman House is a historic home located at Ithaca
in Tompkins County, New York
. It was built in 1867 and is a three story, with full basement, Italianate
style brick structure. The main block is 42 feet square and features a hipped roof and cupola
. The house is named for the first dean of Cornell Law School
, Douglas Boardman. In 1911, the building became the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College
. In 1966 the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972. The college sold the building in 1972.
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
in Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...
. It was built in 1867 and is a three story, with full basement, Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style brick structure. The main block is 42 feet square and features a hipped roof and cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
. The house is named for the first dean of Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees...
, Douglas Boardman. In 1911, the building became the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
. In 1966 the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972. The college sold the building in 1972.