Willard Straight Hall
An event space in Ithaca, New York. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1925
- 101 years old
- From ITH
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
- of Ithaca
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Willard Straight Hall is
It stands at 136 Ho Plaza, right in the centre of Ithaca.
Willard Straight Hall was opened in 1925 and owned by Cornell University, which puts it at 101 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Willard Straight Hall in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 136 Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY
- Owner
- Cornell University
- Official site
- www.dos.cornell.edu/wshhome.html
- Coordinates
- 42.4465, -76.4856
- Classified as
- event space
Getting there
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is 5 km (3.1 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Ithaca has 17 venues mapped in total and a population of 33,768. The Ithaca guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and Willard Straight Hall is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
Pricing a full house here
A Willard Straight Hall programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Ithaca — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
3 other venues in Ithaca have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Hangar Theatretheatre
- State Theatretheatre
- Ithaca Downtown Conference Centerconference centre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Willard Straight Hall?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Willard Straight Hall appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Willard Straight Hall?
136 Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY. It is 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of Ithaca. The nearest major airport is Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), about 5 km (3.1 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Willard Straight Hall?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Ithaca. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Willard Straight Hall?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Willard Straight Hall is booked?
Hangar Theatre, State Theatre and Ithaca Downtown Conference Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 17 venues in total are mapped in Ithaca.
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- Ithaca Downtown Conference Center
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