Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Toni Morrison
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 23, 2026
1. Toni Morrison Marker
M.A. Cornell University 1955.
Nobel Prize in Literature
1993, Presidential Medal of Freedom 2012. Lived here.
Erected 2025 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1240.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 2012.
Location. 42° 26.641′ N, 76° 30.115′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on North Albany Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 North Albany Street, Ithaca NY 14850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haley Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuskegee Airman (within shouting distance of this marker); Uranus (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ithaca's First Fire Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saturn (approx. 0.2 miles away); First White Settlers (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Oregon Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
Also see . . . Toni Morrison (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). (Submitted on February 24, 2026.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 23, 2026
2. Toni Morrison Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 23, 2026
3. Toni Morrison Marker - Calgary Baptist Church.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 23, 2026
4. Toni Morrison Marker - Looking South Towards Court Street.
Office of White House Personnel, Photography Office (courtesy National Archives), May 29, 2012
5. Toni Morrison and President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama talks with Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Toni Morrison in the Blue Room of the White House, May 29, 2012.
Photographed by Mira Earls, March 16, 2026
6. Toni Morrison wide view of marker with the house in which she lived
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 78 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 23, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 5. submitted on February 24, 2026. 6. submitted on March 16, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
