520 W Green St Ithaca

Details
Address
520 W Green St Ithaca (as of 1899)
84 W Green St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure
Block Number
24
Description
Street Address History:
Earlier street address 84 W Green 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;
one story section in back and one story front porch; shingle roof; outbuilding shed 1 story.

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. 
520 West Green Street 
84 W Green St 
Description: 
This is a 2-story, asbestos shingled residence with a front facing gable. An open porch spans the front façade. Its roof is supported by classical columns and the balusters are square. Most windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. There is a cottage window beside the front door. Sanborn maps indicate that this house replaces an earlier 1 ½ story residence.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1925 – James Basil, shipping clerk 
1900 – Henry W. Moon, mason 
At this location 
1883 – John Peterson is still living at this location with his 2nd wife, Hattie 
1866 – John Peterson, owner, laborer – born Virginia, freedom seeker?
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Southside, 520 W Green St

Southside, 520 W Green 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
John PetersonM70HeadLaborer
Hattie PetersonF33WifeKeeping House
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Henry W MoonM45HeadMason
Hattie PetersonF60CousinNone
Jessie M MoonF14DaughterAt School
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Leonard HunterM28HeadPainter
Helen HunterF23WifeNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Henry C KeifferM27HeadMachinist
Mildred KeifferF27WifeNone
Melvin KeifferM0SonNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Sinclair MannsM32HeadJanitor
Ruth MannsF28WifeElevator Operator
Sinclair Manns JrM11SonNone
Shirley MannsF10DaughterNone
Ronald MannsM7SonNone
Evelyn CarltonF28LodgerHousework
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Clyde FosterF44HeadMaid
Alice FosterF23DaughterNurse