115 Cleveland Ave

Multi-Family Construction: Duplex with #113 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); 

Other: ; 

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection

“Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) has announced that two properties on Cleveland Avenue in Southside will be demolished this week. The affected properties, located at 113-115 and 215 Cleveland Avenue in Ithaca, have faced structural challenges and are slated for redevelopment.

The property at 113-115 Cleveland Avenue, a rental duplex, suffered a devastating house fire in 2023…. 

Additionally, INHS purchased the property at 215 Cleveland Avenue in 2021, originally intending to rehabilitate it. However, a shift in plans occurred after the home was deemed structurally unsound."

Matt Dougherty, ”INHS Schedules Demolition of Fire-Damaged and Unsound Properties on Cleveland Avenue for Redevelopment," Ithaca Times, March 14, 2024, accessed April 2, 2026, 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

“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”

Southside Historic District Proposal, Cynthia Carrington Carter, Emanuel J. Carter Jr. And Dr. Judith Wellman, City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Development, 2005.