"Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance:
1930 – John Thomas
1910 – 1925 – John Thomas, laborer
1900 – Fred Smith
1872 – Charles Blackman
1867 – David Watts, laborer"
Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005.