Rufus and Flora Bates House, Ithaca

Name: Rufus and Flora Bates House
Address: Ithaca, United States

#41 among attractions in Ithaca

Greek Revival architecture

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Rufus and Flora Bates House is a historic home located in the South Hill neighborhood of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It was built about 1828 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five bay, center entrance frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a three bay wing. It was the home of Rufus Bates, one of the early presidents of the Village of Ithaca. ()

Built: 1828 (196 years ago)Coordinates: 42°26'18"N, 76°29'33"W

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Rufus and Flora Bates House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Telluride House, Bailey Hall, Sage Chapel.

0.9 miN
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca
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0.7 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Telluride House, Ithaca
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1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
Bailey Hall, Ithaca
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0.7 miNE
Spiritual, Church
Sage Chapel, Ithaca
19 min walk • Sage Chapel is the non-denominational chapel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State and serves as the burial ground for many contributors to Cornell's history, including the university's founders, Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, and their wives.
0.8 miNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Ezra Cornell, Ithaca
22 min walk • The Ezra Cornell statue is a monumental statue in Ithaca, New York, United States. Located on the Arts Quad of the Cornell Central Campus, the monument honors Ezra Cornell, the co-founder and namesake of Cornell University.
1.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Risley Theatre, Ithaca
30 min walk • Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house at Cornell University.
~1940 ftW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
State Theater, Ithaca
10 min walk • State Theatre of Ithaca is a historic, 1600-seat theatre located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York that hosts various events from bands, to plays, to comedy acts, to silent films, and more.
0.7 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca
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~1280 ftW
Memorial
Sagan Planet Walk, Ithaca
7 min walk • The Sciencenter's Sagan Planet Walk is a walkable scale model of the Solar System, located in Ithaca, New York. The model scales the entire Solar System—both planet size and distances between them—down to one five billionth of its actual size.
1 miN
Carl Sagan, Bridge
900 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca
26 min walk • 900 Stewart Avenue is a building in Ithaca, New York, noted for its unique Egyptian Revival architecture, its dramatic placement partway down a cliff, and being the residence of astronomer Carl Sagan. The building is on a ledge about 50 feet below street level, overlooking Fall Creek and Ithaca Falls.
0.7 miNE
Tower
Cornell Chimes, Ithaca
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Which popular attractions are close to Rufus and Flora Bates House?

Nearby attractions include Sagan Planet Walk, Ithaca (7 min walk), Ithaca Commons, Ithaca (7 min walk), Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca (8 min walk), Ithaca Downtown Historic District, Ithaca (8 min walk).

How to get to Rufus and Flora Bates House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rufus and Flora Bates House:

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State @ Stewart • Lines: 30 (4 min walk)
State/MLK @ Stewart • Lines: 10, 30 (4 min walk)