“Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: At this location in the 1860s – Zachariah Tyler, freedom seeker. He served with his son, John, in the 26th USCT, Co. B., during the Civil War.”
Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005.