Street Address History:
Earlier street address 33 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 (S), 1 story, shingle roof;
Outbuildings: ;
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.
201 Cleveland Ave
Description:
This is a 2-story, L-shaped, brick residence with a cross-gabled roof. There is an open porch across the front of the wing. The windows, which are 1/1, have been replaced. Each has a window head.
Established African-American occupancy/ownership during the period of significance:
1930 – Frederick C. Smith
1925 – Frederick C. Smith – barber
1925 – Walter Bird
1918 – purchased by Fred Smith 190/372 sold 1943
1900 – William Jackson