112 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Details
Address
112 Cleveland Ave Ithaca (as of 1908)
112 Wheat St Ithaca (as of 1899)
10 Wheat St Ithaca
Year Built
1866 (ca.)
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
133
Description
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, front left side (W) small, 1 story, shingle roof / Section 2, back (N), 2 stories, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front (S), 1 story, shingle roof / Porch 2, back (N), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Other: ;

Source of Building Data: Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005. 
112 Cleveland Ave 
12 Wheat Street
Description: 
This is a 2-story, L-shaped residence with a cross-gabled roof. The house has been sided with vinyl siding. The windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. There is a small addition tucked into the ell. Ther is also an addition on the west side of the house. An open porch spans the gabled front section. The porch roof is supported by turned posts. The balusters are square. There was a house on this lot as early as 1866, however, map research indicates that this house was either greatly altered or it was constructed after 1929.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
At this location – 
1930 – Leon Martin 
1925 – Leon Martin, cook 
1900 – Levi Spaulding, barber [Levi Spaulding at 8/110 Wheat St-see 1899 Crandall map]
1872 – Rev. Jackson Lacey, pastor of AME Zion Church
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Southside, 112 Cleveland Ave

Southside, 112 Cleveland Ave 2005

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

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Resident Household in 1880
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John ThomasM66HeadMinister
Hannah ThomasF65WifeKeeping House
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Levi M SpauldingM29HeadBarber
Ora A SpauldingF35WifeNone
George M DecorseyM25LodgerWaiter
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James H SeawrightM33HeadWaiter
Hattie SeawrightF33WifeCook
Edith L SeawrightF17DaughterNone
Ernestine BadgerF7NieceNone
Hattie M BadgerF11NieceNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
N R WilliamM60HeadCook
Cornellia WilliamF56WifeCook
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Leon MartinM38HeadChef
Mary MartinF31WifeNone
Lionel MartinM10SonNone
Creighton MartinM3SonNone
Gordon MartinM0SonNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred ThomasM61HeadGarbage Collector
Mary ThomasF54WifeNone
Albert ThomasM32SonShoe Shiner
Robert ThomasM20SonJanitor
Josephine ThomasF18DaughterNone
Walter ThomasM14SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Ernest FolsomM49HeadWaiter
Viola FolsomF49WifeNone
Robert JacksonM45RoomerLaborer