113 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Details
Address
113 Cleveland Ave Ithaca (as of 1908)
113 Wheat St Ithaca (as of 1899)
13 Wheat St Ithaca
Year Built
1883 (ca.)
Demolished
2024
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
132
Description
Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: Duplex with #115 Cleveland Ave; 
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible; 
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Section 2, back (S), 1 story, non-combustible roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
Porches: Porch 1, front (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof (shared with #113 Cleveland Ave) / Porch 2, left side (E), 1 story, composition 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. 
113 – 115 Cleveland Ave 
13-15 Wheat St
Description: 
This is a 2-story residence with a side gabled roof. There is an addition on the east side. The house has been sided with asbestos shingles. There is a divided, open porch that spans most of the front façade. Its roof is supported by square posts and the balusters are also square. There is a small porch of similar construction on the east side of the house. It appears that the house was built as a 2-family, but has been divided into apartments. The house first appears on the 1893 Sanborn map; the address is listed in the 1883 City Directory.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 – Harry W. Green 
1903 – George Johnson 
1900 – Harry Green (#113), porter 
1900 – John W. Newton (#115) 
1898 – Walter P. Thomas

Demolished March 2024: "INHS Schedules Demolition of Fire-Damaged and Unsound Properties on Cleveland Avenue for Redevelopment," Ithaca Times, Mar. 14, 2024 https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/inhs-schedules-demolition-of-fire-damaged-and-unsound-properties-on-cleveland-avenue-for-redevelopment/article_1de526ba-e217-11ee-9bb1-ff3ba5878bab.html

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Southside, 113 and 115 Cleveland Ave

Southside, 113 and 115 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 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry GreenM30HeadTable Waiter
Florence P GreenF23WifeNone
Huldah M TompkinsF60BoarderNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry W GreenM40HeadLaborer
Florence P GreenF32WifeNone
Hulda TompkinsF72Grandmother-in-LawNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry GreenM60HeadPorter
Florence P GreenM50WifeHousekeeper
Alice M SimmsF70Mother-in-LawNone