136 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Street Address History:
Earlier street address 28 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 (N), 1 story, non-combustible roof;
Outbuildings: ;
Porches: Porch 1, front (S), 1 story, non-combustible 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. 
136 Cleveland Ave 
28 Wheat St
Description: 
This is a 2-story, L-shaped, clapboard sided residence with a cross-gabled roof. There is a porch tucked into the ell. The house has 1/1 double-hung sash windows. The house first appears on the 1893 Sanborn map.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 – Charles H. McGill 
1925 – Stephen Dunham, waiter 
1901 – Jacob Thomas 
1900 – Emanuel Smith, porter