Street Address History:
Earlier street address 55 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 right side (S), 1 story, shingle roof;
Outbuildings: Outbuilding 1, 1 story, shingle roof;
Porches: Porch 1, front right side (N), 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.
223 Cleveland Ave
55 Wheat St
Description:
This is a 2-story, asbestos shingled residence with a cross-gabled roof. The front porch, which is tucked into the ell, has been enclosed. There is a small, 1-story, shed roofed addition at the rear. Most windows are 1/1, double-hung sash. This house first appears on the 1898 Sanborn map.