FOR SALE
ALL OFFERS ARE DUE: TUESDAY, JUNE 13TH @ 3PM EST.
326 Fall Creek Drive
Ithaca, New York 14850
Cornell Heights Historic District
5 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 3,452 Sq. Ft., Built 1925
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This iconic home on the Cornell campus was designed by architect Carl Cornwell Tallman in 1925 for Professor Edward Gorton Davis, who was chair of the university's department of landscape architecture. The home overlooks a two-hundred-foot gorge that divides the campus. Inspired by homes in Provence, France, Professor Davis wanted a garden compound with ten-foot-high brick walls surrounding the property. The house is highly regarded for its beauty and is studied by the Cornell architecture school across the gorge. It is known for its "secret garden" and retains its original charm, including two-foot oak beams, French doors, and several terraces. The Cornell Heights Historic District is an architecturally and historically significant example of a planned suburban development from the turn-of-the-century. The curvilinear streets, beautiful landscape, residential character on spacious lots, and historical development pattern align with the romantic tradition of ideal residence parks popularized by Frederick Law Olmsted after the Civil War. The inspiration of this home and the atmosphere surrounding it was a splendid influence in the work at Cornell.
The home is currently owned by Robert J. Mrazek (born November 6, 1945) an American author, filmmaker, and former politician. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 3rd congressional district on Long Island for most of the 1980s. Since leaving Congress, Mrazek has authored twelve books, earning the American Library Association's top honor for military fiction, the Michael Shaara award for Civil War fiction, and Best Book (American History) from the Washington Post. He also wrote and co-directed the 2016 feature film The Congressman, which received the Breakout Achievement Award at the AARP's Film Awards in 2017.
SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Bidding opens at $825,000. Property is being sold by sealed bid. This is a type of auction process in which all bidders submit sealed bids, so that no bidder knows how much the other auction participants have bid.
A date and time for submission of offers will eventually be set and the seller will make a decision after the highest, best and final submission of each buyer’s offer.
Availability of showings is limited. Please register below to be placed on the waiting list of purchasers.
