White, Andrew Dickson, House - Ithaca, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Andrew Dickson White House, commonly referred to as the "A.D. White House," is a Second Empire house on the campus of Cornell University, designed by William Henry Miller and Charles Babcock. It houses the Cornell University Society for the Humanities...The house was commissioned in 1871 by Andrew Dickson White, co-founder and first president of the university. The house is richly decorated with stone carvings according to White's tastes, intended to remind students of men's accomplishments and inspire them to higher purpose and an appreciation of beauty. White left the house to the university for the perpetual use of its later presidents...In 1953, the house was renovated for use as the University Art Museum, and its carriage house converted into what is now the Big Red Barn, a graduate student lounge...Since construction of a new Johnson museum, the house has been used for offices of the Humanities Society."

Street address: 27 East Ave. Ithaca, NY USA 14850 County / Borough / Parish: Tompkins Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic Single Dwelling Current function: offices of the Humanities Society Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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