314 1/2 S Plain St Ithaca

Details
Address
314 1/2 S Plain St Ithaca (as of 1899)
48 S Plain St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
not specified
Description
Street Address History:
Earlier street address 48 S Plain St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall 1899 City Engineering Map).

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. 
314 – 314 ½ South Plain Street 
48 – 48 ½ S. Plain St.
Description: 
This 2-story, side-gable residence has wide eaves, a flared roof line, clapboard siding, and 1/1 windows. Two shed dormers of different sizes top this two-family residence. A bay window and enclosed front entrance were added to the front façade along with a 2-story rear addition. There is a 1-bay integral porch on the southeast corner of the house.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1925 – Thomas B. Williams 
1900 – George Richardson 
1872 – Jeremiah Jones (#48) 
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Southside, 314-314 1/2 S Plain St

Southside, 314-314 1/2 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 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Liston JonesM27HeadChain Worker
Mildred JonesF26WifeNone
Calbun JonesF4DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Liston JonesM46HeadMason
Mildred JonesF48WifeDomestic
Rosa BlandF30RoomerDomestic
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Bertha MacDanielF48HeadHousekeeper
Desdemona MyersF12DaughterNone
Clifford MyersM15SonNone
Cleveland MyersM16SonNone
James JoinesM50RoomerChef
Hi CornwallM36RoomerNone