Comstock Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Comstock Hall

Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Listed
September 23, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
84003122

About this property

The Computing and Communications Center is a building of Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York. It was built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was designed by Green and Wicks. Originally built by New York State for the Home Economics program, the building was renamed Comstock Hall in 1934 when the Entomology Department relocated there. In the 1980s, it was sold to Cornell so that mainframe computers could be relocated from Langmuir Laboratory. As a result, a new, state-funded Entomology Department building was named Comstock Hall in 1985, and the historic building was given its present name. The building was named in honor of John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock.

Location

Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
42.44960, -76.47895

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Comstock Hall listed on the National Register?

Comstock Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Comstock Hall?

Comstock Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Comstock Hall?

The period of significance for Comstock Hall is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1985.

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