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JOHN IRVING

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
People, Site
Location
13 Cayuga St, Union Springs, NY 13160, USA
Lat/Long
42.832550677591, -76.695735330972
Grant Recipient
Frontenac Museum & Historical Society
Historic Marker

JOHN IRVING

Inscription

JOHN IRVING
SCHOONER MASTER & STONEMASON.
CARVED STONES FOR EARLY
CORNELL U. BUILDINGS & FORMER
CORNELL PUBLIC LIBRARY IN
ITHACA. LIVED HERE 1907-1913.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

John Irving (1836-1913) was born and lived for many years in Union Springs, NY. He worked as a stonemason, carving stone for Cornell University buildings and the former Cornell Library building at the corner of Tioga and Seneca Streets in Ithaca. His obituary published in the Ithaca Daily News on September 24, 1913, claimed he carved the first stone of Morrill Hall, the first Cornell University building. In addition to his work as a stonemason, Irving was a master schooner for a number of years.

NYS historical marker for John Irving. Funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
NYS marker for John Irving at historic home.