Street Address History:
Earlier street address 21 Wheat St.
The city renumbered its streets in 1899 using the hundred block system (see Crandall 1899 City Engineering Map).
Wheat Street was renamed Cleveland Ave in 1908.
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, composition roof;
Outbuildings: ;
Porches: Porch 1, left side (E), 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.
121 Cleveland Ave
21 Wheat St
Description:
This is a 2-story residence with a shallow hipped roof. There is an enclosed porch across the front of the house and a sizable addition at the rear. The house has been sided with aluminum siding. The windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. The house first appears on the 1893 Sanborn map.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance:
1930 – Mrs. Alice M. Hill
1925 – Henry Hill
1900 – Charles Shaw, porter & Alice Shaw, cook, owners
1900 – Robert Taylor, boarder, a teacher
1883 – Nellie Collins, day laborer, and her son, Daniel, daughter Louisa Stephens
1883 - Walter Stephens, grandson