515 W Green St Ithaca

“Southside’s African-American Heritage Walking Tour” prepared by the Cornell-Ithaca Partnership in May 2003
 “The Cooke family came to Ithaca from Virginia in the 1890s. The home has passed from mother to daughter ever since. The house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. African-American men who helped build the Ithaca to Owego Railroad in the 1860s also boarded here.”

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.
515 West Green Street
81 W Green St
Description:
This is a 2-story, asbestos shingle sided residence with a front facing gable. An open porch spans the front façade. Its roof is supported by square posts. There is a closed balustrade. The windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. This house first appears on the 1919 Sanborn map replacing a smaller 2-story residence.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance:
At this location
1866 – Henry Stewart, tanner, born Maryland is owner. Henry appears in the 1860 census, freedom seeker? He is still listed in the city directory at this location in 1901.

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