223-225 S Plain St were 35-35 1/2 S Plain St prior to 1899. By the 1919-20 city directory the property became 223 S Plain St (with apartments).
"Melton Case Over; Building is Demolished," Ithaca Journal, September 10, 1935, 5.
Condemned three-story tenement at 223 S Plain St owned by Preston J. Melton razed.
"South Side Center Owes Birth To Negro Woman's Club," The Ithaca Journal, April 26, 1938, 3.
"The [Serv-Us] league's first 'center' was at
221 S Plain St, where a house was rented to focus activities. In 1930 the organization became known as the South Side Community Center, and, in 1932, a little house at
305 S Plain St was bought as permanent home for the growing group. After the adjoining
Preston Melton property had been condemned and razed by the city, the Center purchased the site, razed it[s] own building in 1936, and started the present structure on the combined plot."
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas; Multi-Family Construction: Duplex shared with #225 S Plain St;
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (E), 1 story, shingle roof;
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Outbuildings: ;
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