Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

310 West State Street

Alvah Bugbee Wood - Architect

— 1880 —

310 West State Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 18, 2024

1. 310 West State Street Marker

Inscription. This Property
is listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 42° 26.374′ N, 76° 30.135′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on West State Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 West State Street, Ithaca NY 14850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: 26th Regiment (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James AME Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jupiter (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James AME Zion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saturn (approx. ¼ mile away); First White Settlers (approx. ¼ mile away); Tompkins County World War II Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Regarding 310 West State Street. This 1880 “Stick Style” Queen Anne was one of the early creations of prominent Cornell architect Alvah Bugbee Wood. AB went on to design brick and stone churches, schools, factories, train stations and other public buildings, but early in his career he designed several grand wooden residences, two of which survive in Ithaca today. 310 is listed in the National Historic Register because it is considered such a fine example of the “stick style,” which emphasizes the wooden components of a house and evokes a construction in the forest, with tall narrow windows representing the spaces between trees and foliate motifs throughout.

The house was inhabited

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 18, 2024

2. 310 West State Street Marker

by the Rumsey family (local hardware-store magnates) until 1966. When the last Rumsey passed away, 310 became an office building for four decades. In 2012 the building was completely abandoned, pursuant to the owner’s intention to demolish it in favor of a parking lot. Landmark protection prevented the demolition, but the building had been without heat for five years and was missing a significant portion of its roof when we purchased it in 2017. After booting out creatures of all sorts and getting some temporary electricity, we spent two years in the renovation process. Besides a new polymer-slate roof approved by the National Park Service, we installed 100% new electricity, plumbing, insulation and storm windows, a full sprinkler system, air-source heating and air conditioning, multi-room Victorian kitchen, laundry, and four new bathrooms.

Above From Rosetree Properties - https://rosetreeithaca.com

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 18, 2024

3. 310 West State Street Marker

Salvation Army Corps Center Next Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 18, 2024

4. Salvation Army Corps Center Next Door

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.