Tompkins County

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Tompkins

Tompkins County is named for Daniel Tompkins, who was the sixth Vice President of the United States.

 

Surrounding County Courthouses: 

N – Cayuga County

E – Cortland County and Tioga County 

S – Tioga County and Chemung County

W – Schuyler County and Seneca County

 

Created:  April 7, 1817                            Map of New York highlighting Tompkins County

County Seat:

Ithaca  1817 – present

 

County Courthouse – Ithaca 

 

Location:  320 North Tioga Street / East Court Street

Built:  1932 – 1833

Style:  Georgian

Architect:  J Larkin Baldridge

Contractor:  Hunkin-Conkey Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio

 

Description:  The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Ithaca. The center section projects slightly and rises to a peaked roof. The north and south wings are lower with a balustrade along the flat roof lines. On the west side is the two story red colored brick County Courthouse Annex.

 

Old County Courthouse – Ithaca 

 

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Location:  121 East Court Street / North Tioga Street

Built:  1854 – 1855

Style:  Gothic

Architect:  John F Maurice

Contractor:  John F Maurice

 

Description:  The building faces south and s a two story rectangular structure. The south west corner has a three story tower. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Ithaca. The rectangular building is 57 feet by 75 feet. The foundation is shaly stone is laid in random ashlar. The walls are of red colored brick divided into bays by buttresses, and into stories by a simple moulded belt course just below the second story window sills. The walls are covered with gray colored stucco. Small octagonal corner turrets extend above the roof level. An addition was added in 1894.

 

See:  The 6th Judicial District located at 31 Lewis Street in Binghampton and includes Broome County, Chemung County, Chenango CountyCortland CountyDelaware CountyMadison CountyOtsego CountySchuyler County and Tioga County.

 

History:  The county was created in 1817 and Ithaca was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a wood structure built in 1818 at a cost of $7,000.The second courthouse was built in 1854 to 1855 and is still standing. The third courthouse was built in 1894. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1932 to 1933.

 

 

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County Courthouse - Ithaca.

 

 

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County Courthouse Annex – Ithaca

 

 

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Old County Courthouse - Ithaca.

 

 

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Photos taken 2010 and 2014