Cooke Family Home

The Southside Loop

Cooke Family Home

Ithaca, New York 14850, United States

Created By: Ithaca Heritage

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This house, located at 515 West Green Street, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Cooke family came to Ithaca from Virginia in the 1890s and lived here. The home has passed from mother to daughter ever since. African American men who helped build the Ithaca to Owego railroad in the 1960s boarded here.

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This point of interest is part of the tour: The Southside Loop


 

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