311 S Plain St Ithaca

Details
Address
311 S Plain St Ithaca (as of 1899)
47 S Plain St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
91
Description
Street Address History:
Earlier street address 47 S Plain St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall 1899 City Engineering Map).

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (E), 1 story, composition roof; 
Porches: Porch 1, front right side (ES), 1 story, composition roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
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. 
311 South Plain Street
Description: 
This is a large, 2-story residence with a shallow hipped roof. It is sided with asbestos shingles. There is a small addition at the rear. An open porch spans the front façade. Its roof is supported by classical columns. The balusters are square. There is a prominent brick chimney on the south side. Dentils decorate the cornice. Most of the windows are 1/1 double-hung sash.
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Southside, 311 S Plain St

Southside, 311 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
Thomas MillerM59HeadBlacksmith
Ann MillerF65WifeKeeping House
George W MillerM21SonBook Keeping
Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Joseph B GilbertM57HeadMinister
Anna GilbertF58WifeKeeping House
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Horace A TupperM52HeadFinisher
Hattie E TupperF50WifeNone
Edith L TupperF14DaughterAt School
Amelia LawtonF55Sister-in-LawCompositor
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Charles PerryM48HeadLaborer
Emma PerryF46WifeNone
Harold PerryM9SonNone
Georgia PerryF15DaughterNone
Clyde PerryM29SonWatchman
Olive PerryF22Daughter-in-LawNone
John PerryM6GrandsonNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Everett A JordanM56HeadChef
Agnes T JordanF51WifeCook
James BestM38LodgerBarber
Virginia BestF26LodgerCook
Mary G ThomasF73LodgerWaitress
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Flossie ScottF35HeadHousework
Walter ZieglerM26LodgerNone
Elizabeth ZieglerF21Lodger's WifeHousework
Julia V WhiteF72Sister-in-LawNone
Edward ScottM58Brother-in-LawJanitor
Mildred BontonF40LodgerNone