212 S Plain St Ithaca

Street Address History:
Earlier street address 28 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: Duplex with #210 S Plain St; 
Roof of Main Structure: Composition; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (W), 1 story, composition roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front shared with #210 S Plain St, 1 story, composition 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. 
210 – 212 South Plain Street
Description: 
This side gable, 1 ½ story, 2-family residence has a full width front porch with turned posts and square balusters. The dwelling has asbestos shingles, a one-story open rear porch addition, and 1/1 double-hung sash windows. This house appears on the 1866 map of Ithaca. It is owned by a Miss Clarke.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1920 – George Phillips (#210) waiter at the Clinton House – rents 
1920 – Wm. A. Taylor (#212) rents (Sarah Doyle, his aunt living with the family) 
1900 – Louisa Cook (#210) 
1900 – Orson L. Cook, son 
1900 – Orphia Brown, daughter 
1900 – William H. Brown and Floyd L. Brown, grandsons