205 S Corn St Ithaca

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, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front left side (WN), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Other: ;

Source of Building Data: Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005. 
205 South Corn Street 
21 S Corn St

Description: 
This is a vernacular, 2-story L-shaped, asbestos shingled residence with a cross-gabled roof. There is an open porch in the ell. Most windows are 1/1, double-hung sash. This house appears on the 1866 map. 
According to the 1866 map, all four houses on this side of the street (#205, 207, 209, 211) were owned by W. Hill. The 1870 census identifies William Hill as a white, 62-year-old carpenter who owned $10,000 in real estate. It is unclear which of these houses he lived in at the time, but it appears that he rented the other 3 to white families, since in the census records his neighbors in both directions were white.

Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 – Ruth Wigden, owner 
1900 – William Wilson, janitor – club house