The house was built in 1866 by A.B. Dale for George McChain, on land purchased from
Ezra Cornell. It is a three-story,
Italianate structure with red brick and brown trim, with full basement. In 1966, the Ithaca College Museum of Art opened in the Boardman House, but the museum closed in 1972. The college sold the building in 1972. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971 and currently used for offices. ==See also==