Scope and Contents: The Property Ownership Records series contains valuable information pertaining to the various buildings and property that Green-Wood Cemetery owned throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. These documents range from personal correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, appraisals, insurance applications, and violations of city housing laws. These documents can give researchers valuable information about the various business dealings of Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as the complexity of handling real estate in the early twentieth century. Many of the documents list the tenant’s names, which could be a valuable resource for genealogists looking for relatives that lived in these buildings.