Cornell Heights Historic District

Cornell Heights Historic District is a national historic district located in Ithaca, New York. The district contains 208 contributing buildings and one contributing site. It consists of an early 20th-century residential subdivision developed between 1898 and 1942, and originally conceived as a "residence park" for faculty members of Cornell University, directly north of the Fall Creek gorge.[2]

Cornell Heights Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly bounded by Kline Rd., Highland Ave., Brock Ln., Triphammer Rd., Fall Creek, Stewart Ave., and Needham Pl., Cayuga Heights, New York
Coordinates	42°27′18″N 76°29′13″W
Area	133 acres (54 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	89001205[1]
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Carl Sagan's former house, a converted 1926 Egyptian Revival building perched halfway down the cliff of Fall Creek gorge, is a contributing building of the district.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cornell Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying 44 photographs