125 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Details
Address
125 Cleveland Ave Ithaca (as of 1908)
125 Wheat St Ithaca (as of 1899)
25 Wheat St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
132
Description
Street Address History:
Earlier street address 25 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: Duplex with #123 Cleveland Ave; 
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 story, shingle roof; 
Porches: Porch 1, right side (W), 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. 
123 - 125 Cleveland Ave 
23 – 25 Wheat St
Description: 
This is a 2-story, 2-family vinyl sided house with a shallow-pitch hipped roof. It has been completely renovated. There are small entry porches on both the east and west sides of the house. 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 – Eddie Williams 
1912 – Egbert Bow (125)
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Southside, 123 and 125 Cleveland Ave

Southside, 123 and 125 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
William AshtonM48HeadPainter
Emma AshtonF45WifeKeeping House
Margret AshtonF18DaughterAt School
Emma AshtonF15DaughterAt School
Lucy AshtonF5DaughterNone
Mary J WrightF30Sister-in-LawAt Home
John IllstonM28Son-in-LawIce Merchant
Nellie IllstonF24DaughterMillinary
Henry IllstonM6GrandsonNone
Margret IllstonF4GranddaughterNone
John IllstonMGrandsonNone
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Daniel SullivanM67HeadRailroad Laborer
Mary SullivanF50WifeNone
Catherine V SullivanF23DaughterDressmaker
Agnes C SullivanF16DaughterAt School
Mary M PetersonF6GranddaughterAt School
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Frederick BaconM47HeadLather
Nina BaconF40WifeTeacher
Mary BaconF2DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Mary ThomasF44HeadNone
Albert ThomasM22SonNone
Sinclair S MannM22Son-in-LawJanitor
Ruth E MannF19DaughterNone
Sinclair Mann JrM1GrandsonNone
Shirley J MannF0GranddaughterNone
Charles S ThomasM18SonSecond Cook
Edna M ThomasF14DaughterNone
M Josephine ThomasF8DaughterNone
Walter E ThomasM4SonNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Edna ThomasF24HeadSewing
Chester ThomasM8SonNone
Lois ThomasF7DaughterNone
Patricia ThomasF3DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Bertha BriggsF46HeadNew Worker
Walter BriggsM19SonNew Worker
Warren L BriggsM15SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Edith BellF47HeadNone
Melvin BellM18SonNone
Elsie WoobyF86GrandmotherNone
William KarlM44RoomerLaborer