204 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Details
Address
204 Cleveland Ave Ithaca (as of 1908)
204 Wheat St Ithaca (as of 1899)
36 Wheat St Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
2 story Wood structure with Wood lining.
Block Number
134
Description
Street Address History:
Earlier street address 36 Wheat St (see 1893 Crandall map sheet 24 which appears to have been updated after the 1899 map).
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; 
Porches: Porch 1, right side (E), 1 story, non-combustible roof / Porch 2, back (N), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: ; 
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. 
204 Cleveland Ave
Description: 
This is a 2-story, L-shaped, residence with a cross-gabled roof. There is an enclosed porch on the east side of the house. An open stairway has been constructed next to the porch, which leads to a second-floor apartment. The windows are 1/1, double-hung sash.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1930 – Mrs. Cora B. Martin, rented 
1922 – purchased by Levi and Ora Spaulding 200/373; owned until Ora Spaulding died in 1944
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Southside, 204 Cleveland Ave

Southside, 204 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 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James E OatesM44HeadBlacksmith
Margaret OatesF46WifeNone
Mary OatesF19DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Jeremiah J WhalenM32HeadLineman
Nellie E WhalenF28WifeNone
Edward WhalenM6SonNone
Alice WhalenF4DaughterNone
John WhalenM1SonNone
Daniel WalshM62Father-in-LawClerk
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Cora B MartinF59HeadNone
William A BlevensM58RoomerWaiter
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Curtis MiltonM30HeadJanitor
Agnes MiltonF30WifePiano Player
Curtis Milton JrM9SonNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William W ReedM44HeadHousekeeping Dept
Patricia A ReedF26WifeNone
Mary June GardnerF4Sister-in-LawNone