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314 S Plain St Ithaca

Details
Address
314 S Plain St Ithaca (as of 1899)
48 S Plain St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
1.5 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
132
Description
Source: Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005. 
314 – 314 ½ South Plain Street 
48 – 48 ½ S. Plain St.
Description: 
This 2-story, side-gable residence has wide eaves, a flared roof line, clapboard siding, and 1/1 windows. Two shed dormers of different sizes top this two-family residence. A bay window and enclosed front entrance were added to the front façade along with a 2-story rear addition. There is a 1-bay integral porch on the southeast corner of the house.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1925 – Thomas B. Williams 
1900 – George Richardson 
1872 – Jeremiah Jones (#48) 

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: Duplex with #316 S Plain St; (incorrect-duplex with 314 1/2) 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (W), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 2, back (W), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: ; 
Other: ;
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Southside, 314-314 1/2 S Plain St

Southside, 314-314 1/2 S Plain St 2005

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

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Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Uriah FristerM48HeadLaborer
Lucy A FristerF41WifeKeeping House
Mary E FristerF15DaughterAt School
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
George A RichardsonM57HeadCook
Delila C BowdishF50HousekeeperHousekeeper
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William JohnsonM58HeadLaborer
Elizabeth JohnsonF32WifeProprietor
Pearl JohnsonF8DaughterNone
Edward GibbonsM54LodgerWaiter
Washington DeanM30LodgerCook
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John HillM39HeadChain Worker
Anna HillF38WifeNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ernest GrantM58HeadJanitor
Eliza GrantF59WifeNone
Lewis LucienM63RoomerWaiter
Gertrude LegginsF29RoomerPastry Cook
Pauline LegginsF3RoomerNone
Curtis MiltonM21RoomerJanitor
Henry JohnsonM16RoomerNone
Jim E DicksonM999RoomerLaborer
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Willie MillerM28HeadKitchen Work
Gladys MillerF25WifeNone
Lois MillerF8DaughterNone
William WashingtonM26LodgerKitchen Work
Anna WashingtonF17LodgerNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ernest A GrantM63HeadJanitor
Eliza GrantF69WifeNone
Katie JonesF49LodgerHousework
Lucy ThirllF42LodgerHousework
Betty BullockF58LodgerNone
Wanita JohnsonF42LodgerHousework
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James ScottM56HeadHouse Man
Flossie ScottF40WifeDomestic
Flanny HudsonF57LodgerNone
Julia WhiteF56LodgerNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ernest A GrantM76HeadJanitor
Margaret GrantF40WifeMaid
Katie JonesF54RoomerHousekeeper
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Horace CooperM32HeadBartender
Edna KingF28PartnerMaid