106 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

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Address
106 Cleveland Ave Ithaca (as of 1908)
106 Wheat St Ithaca (as of 1899)
6 Wheat St Ithaca
108 Cleveland Ave Ithaca split off after 1899
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: Duplex with #108 Cleveland Ave;
Roof of Main Structure: Shingle;
Additional Sections: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Porches: Porch 1, front (S) shared with #108 Cleveland Ave, 1 story, shingle roof / Porch 2, back (N) shared with #108 Cleveland Ave, 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.
106-108 Cleveland Ave 
6 Wheat St
Description: 
This is a 2-story, clapboard sided, vernacular, 19th century residence with a front facing gable. It was constructed prior to 1866. There is an open porch on the front façade. It is entered from steps on the west side. The porch roof is supported by turned posts. The balustrade has been enclosed and shingled. The foundation has been parged. The windows are 1/1, double-hung sash.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 -Lloyd Hammond (#106) cook 
1930 - James Hill (#108) 
1925 - Lloyd Hammond (#106) cook 
1925 - John Wright (#108) house servant 
1905 - William Brown 
1900 - Mrs. Phoebe Moon, widow 
1866 – the house is owned by Mrs. Ellen Smith, an Irish woman 
1839 – the property was purchase by Prince Spencer 
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Southside, 106-108 Cleveland Ave

Southside, 106-108 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
Ellen SmithF50HeadServant
Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Phoebe A MoonF59HeadLaundress
Mary MillerF81MotherNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William BrownM46HeadMason
Margaret BrownF45WifeNone
Harry MayberryM42PartnerMason
Susan MayberryF21LodgerDressmaker
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Raymond CongdenM35HeadMachinist
Grace CongdenF31WifeNone
Leyman CongdenM7SonNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Lloyd HammondM44HeadChef
Leonia HammondF44WifeNone
Josephine ShawF52Sister-in-LawCook
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Lillian ReidF52HeadServer
Edwin ReidM59HusbandShoe Shiner
Adolph ReidM18SonNone
Mac RobinsonM48LodgerNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred D WayM31HeadScrew Machine Operator
Julia H WayF33WifeHouse Keeper
Fred Way IIIM3SonNone
Donald HallM10StepsonNone
Thomas HallM9StepsonNone