216 Cleveland Ave Ithaca

Earlier street address 48 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 right side (N), 2 stories, roof not indicated / Section 2, back left side (N), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Porches: Porch 1, front right side (S), 1 story, shingle roof; 
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 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. 
216 Cleveland Ave 
48 Wheat St

Description: 
This is a 2-story, L-shaped residence with a front facing gable. There is an open porch in the ell. Its roof is supported by square posts. The balustrade is paneled at the bottom with short, square balusters above the paneling. There is a tripartite, picture window on the front. Most other windows are 1/1, double-hung sash.

Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance: 
1925 – Mrs. Ellen D. Belcher