Property Ownership Records, 1876-1919 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Courtney Masters, Pratt School of Information Student

Collection Overview

Title: Property Ownership Records, 1876-1919

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.

Subjects: Brooklyn--New York, N.Y., Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y., New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures,etc.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Brooklyn--New York, N.Y.
Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History
Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures,etc.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Green-Wood Cemetery

Processing Information: Accession #: 005-2012

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Tax Certificates of Sale, Pre-1990

- Personal correspondence

- Certificate of Sale

- Deeds of land/lots purchased at auction

Folder 2: Map of area between 4th Avenue and 35th Street in Brooklyn performed by city surveyors, April 1876

Folder 3: Property Documents of 34th-35th Street and 4th-5th Avenue in Brooklyn (re: Hershel Correspondence), 1894-1910

- Personal Correspondence

- Appraisal documents for property

- Deeds of land

Folder 4: Property Documents for 227/229 West 61st Streets, 1891-1919

- Personal correspondence

- Newspaper articles

- Housing code violation correspondence

- Lease surrender documents

- Appraisal documents for property

- Sale of property documents

Folder 5: Reports on Mortgage Loans, 1897

- Personal correspondence

- Report of the committee on bond and mortgage loans

Folder 6: Abstracts loaned, 1901-1902

Folder 7: Property Documents for 212/214 E. 99th Street, 1902-1915

- Personal correspondence

- Fire department violations

- Contractor agreements

- Electricity installed

Folder 8: Property Documents for E. 167th Street (Prospect Ave & E. 167th Street), 1909-1917

- Personal correspondence

- Application for telephone service

- Insurance applications

- (2) bonds

- Appraisal documents

- Rental information/tenement names

Folder 9: Property Documents for 827 Union Avenue, the Bronx, 1909-1919

- Personal correspondence

- Land appraisals

- Mortgage documents

- Pamphlet of the apartment building Goldhill Court at 827 Union Avenue

Folder 10: 174 West 136th Street cor. 7th Avenue, 1912-1914

- Tenement law violations from the city

- Bankruptcy papers of Irving Simon

- Personal correspondence

- Newspaper clippings