211 S Corn St Ithaca

Street Address History:
Earlier street address 29 S Corn St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall City Engineering Map, 1899).
There is no pre-1899 street number on the 1899 Crandall map for this address, but it is 29 S Corn on the 1898 Sanborn map.

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, right side (S), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front of Section 1 (W), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Other: ;

Source of Building Data: Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005. 
211 South Corn Street 
29 S Corn St
Description: 
The 1½-story original residence with front facing gable and Greek Revival detailing can be seen at the north end of the house. A much larger, 2-story addition with side gable has been constructed across the rear of the house. A porch has been constructed in the ell created by the addition. The house is currently being sided. Most of the windows are new, but there are two 4/4 double-hung sash windows in the front on the second floor. 
According to the 1866 map, all four houses on this side of the street (#204, 207, 209, 211) were owned by W. Hill. The 1870 census identifies William Hill as a white, 62-year-old carpenter who owned $10,000 in real estate. It is unclear which of these houses he lived in at the time, but it appears that he rented the other 3 to white families, since in the census records his neighbors in both directions were white.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 – Maggie Roy, owner 
1900 – Elmira Reed, widow of Charles, her children Albert Reed and Cora Reed