216 S Plain St Ithaca

Street Address History:
Earlier street address 32 S Plain St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall City Engineering Map, 1899).

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

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. 
216 South Plain Street 
32 S. Plain St.
Description: 
This 2-story, clapboard-sided residence has a cross gable roof. The front entrance is tucked into the ell. An open deck leads to the single-bay front porch. There is a story shed roof addition in the rear. The windows are 2/2 double-hung sash.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1920 – Francis Hilleck, mason, rents 
This house appears on the 1866 map of Ithaca with G. Tyler listed as owner. No G. Tyler appears in either the 1860 nor the 1870 census, so the initial is probably incorrect. The property on the southwest corner of S. Plain and Wheat was owned by Zachariah Tyler and his family.