117 S Plain St Ithaca

Street Address History:
Earlier street address 13 S Plain St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall 1899 City Engineering Map).

2 1 story sections in back; wraparound porch east and south

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. 
117 South Plain Street
Description: 
This is a 1 ½ story, mid-19th century residence with a gabled roof. The house has been added to a number of times. There is an open porch with turned posts and brackets on the front façade and an open deck at the rear. The house has been sided with asbestos shingles. The windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. This is an empty lot in 1866, but the 1872 City Directory indicates that a house has been built at this location.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1872 – James Jameson, barber 
1872 – Henry Coleman, upholsterer 
1872 – William Middleton, laborer