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Boardman House

Built in 1866 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.

From the record

“The Boardman House is a historic house located at 120 East Buffalo Street in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. It is part of the De Witt Park Historic District.”

Wikipedia article Boardman House (Ithaca, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 64 National Register listings published here for Tompkins County · listed in 1971 · category: Building · built in 1866, Renaissance Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 120 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, 14850
  • When was it listed? May 1971
  • Category. building
  • Town. Ithaca town
  • When was it built? 1866
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 71000559 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1900 to 1992

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Boardman House, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet covering Boardman House, surveyed 1900

Fires near this property

158 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Boardman House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined84
Arson/incendiarism22
Natural15
Smoking15
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2001Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 August 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Tompkins County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Boardman House: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
University QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
University QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Brooktondale PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Ithaca Deep Well No.1SaltPast Producer
Ithica Salt Co. PlantSaltPast Producer
Pit Number 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pit Number 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Remington Company PlantSaltPast Producer
Remington Salt WellSaltPast Producer
University PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tompkins County

Storms near this property

60 of 82 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ithaca, the town this property stands in, in 82 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 46 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 7 flash flood, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003Flash FloodIthaca$500,000Heavy rains fell from late afternoon into early evening causing flash flooding of numerous roads from the City of Ithaca to the Dryden area.
June 2005LightningIthaca$100,000Lightning struck a house starting a fire. The house burned to the ground.
August 2013Flash FloodIthaca$50,000Flood waters covered numerous roads in the area, especially along Routes 96 and 89 to the north of Ithaca.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindIthaca$50,000Thunderstorms developed in a moist, southwest flow ahead of a cold front. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. On Route 96 in Tompkins County twenty to thirty large trees were downed.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindIthaca$50,000no account filed
November 2006Flash FloodIthaca$25,000Roads flooded throughout the county.
August 2013Flash FloodIthaca$20,000Water was reported to be running across Route 89 from near Taughannock Falls, southward to Ithaca. One foot of water and debris was across the road in spots.
September 2011Flash FloodIthaca$20,000Several roads were flooded around the Ithaca area.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindIthaca$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires throughout city.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindIthaca$15,000A severe thunderstorm moving across the county blew a tree down onto a van in Ithaca at 3:23 pm EDT.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindIthaca$12,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindIthaca$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on wires.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindIthaca$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees near a nature center.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindIthaca$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindIthaca$8,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees and wires.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees in a park.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree.
June 2020LightningIthaca$5,000A lightning strike from a thunderstorm caused a tree to catch on fire.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires onto a roadway in the vicinity of Monroe Street and 3rd Street.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on wires near the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Ithaca Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over around Ithaca.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Trees and wires were blown down on Ellis Hollow Road.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Trees were snapped off near the Ithaca/Danby town line, south of Ithaca College.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Numerous trees and wires were blown down. A piece of a roof was torn off a building in downtown Ithaca. Trees and wires were also blown down in Lansing and Caroline.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in the Ithaca area.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Trees down in several towns throughout the county.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Thunderstorms rages across the area producing high winds and three-quarter inch hail. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Heavy rains...up to three and a half inches...resulted in flash flooding in Lafayette.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000Strong thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines. Scattered power outages were reported.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindIthaca$5,000no account filed
December 2023Flash FloodEast Ithaca$3,000Water is across the road at the intersection of Slaterville Road and Honness Lane and along Slaterville Road for about one half mile.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindIthaca$3,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which landed on power lines in the vicinity of 1350 Tioughanack Blvd.
June 2025Flash FloodEast Ithaca$2,000Water was reported over Forest Home Drive near Dryden Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindIthaca$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated greater than 50 knots caused trees to fall over on east shore drive near the city of Ithaca.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindIthaca$2,000Trees were blown down throughout the city of Ithaca.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindIthaca$2,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Ithaca$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped a few small trees, knocked down numerous large tree branches and a stop sign around and just off of Cornell University property.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house on North Aurora Street.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Trumansburg Road.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large willow tree onto Prospect Street.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a wire onto a building on Green Street.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Ithaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a road at Cornell University.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree on West Seneca St.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindIthaca$1,000Trees were blown down in South Hill Terrace. Trees were blown down on a car.
June 2021HailIthaca-A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail.
June 2021HailIthaca-A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail.
October 2014HailIthaca-Penny to nickel size hail fell.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindIthaca-Several trees were blown down near Hangar Theater.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindIthaca-A few trees were blown down in Cass Park and near Judd Road and Cornell University area.
August 2009Heavy RainIthaca-Manhole covers were knocked off due to heavy rain.
July 2008Heavy RainIthaca-An observer reported 1.62 inches of rain in under 30 minutes.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindIthaca-Large branches were knocked down.
May 2003HailIthaca-Dime sized hail fell in Ithaca at Cornell University and in Varna which is in the town of Dryden.
May 2000HailIthaca-Dime sized hail reported just east of Ithaca. Also, a tent was blown over at the Triphammer Mall.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindIthaca-Law enforcement officers reported large tree limbs as well as power lines blown down in Ithaca.

Every storm recorded in Tompkins County

Maps showing this location

11 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Wing Hall2.2 miles1984
Rice Hall2.3 miles1984
Rufus and Flora Bates House2.4 miles2010
Fernow Hall2.4 miles1984
East Robert Hall2.4 miles1984
Deke House2.4 miles1991

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 71000559 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Tompkins CountyAll 64 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.