119 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Earlier street address 19 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: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, wraparound front and left side (N 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. 
119 Cleveland Ave 
19 Wheat St
Description: 
This is a 2-story, clapboard sided residence with a front facing gable. There are fish scale shingles in the gable. A porch spans the front façade. There is a 2-story bay on the east side of the house. A side porch is tucked in behind the bay. 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 – William R. Williams 
1900 – 1912 – Sylvester Suzy, owner, hotel porter 
Sylvester Suzy served in the 8th USCT, Co. B during the Civil War