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Guide to the T. B. Ackerson Company Records 1884-1926 Control # A-7

Identifier: aql:16

Description: The T. B. Ackerson Company Records (9 boxes, 1884-1926) document the company’s commercial and residential developments of Beverly Square, Brightwaters, Fiske Terrace, Long Island City, Roosevelt Park, South Midwood and others in the form of advertisements, financial records, land transaction documents and maps. The vast majority of these records are the company’s records documenting real estate transactions in the developments, including the company’s initial purchase of land and the subsequent sale of lots to individuals. Each real estate transaction may contain the following records – deeds for the land, correspondence to and from the seller and buyer, assignment of mortgage, mortgage payment record, covenants, tax bills, maps and surveys of lots and developments, title search documentation and architectural drawings of the structure. The oldest records in the series and sub series are records used in title searches.

Collection : aql:30881; aql:15723

Summary/Description : The T. B. Ackerson Company Records (9 boxes, 1884-1926) document the company’s commercial and residential developments of Beverly Square, Brightwaters, Fiske Terrace, Long Island City, Roosevelt Park, South Midwood and others in the form of advertisements, financial records, land transaction documents and maps. The vast majority of these records are the company’s records documenting real estate transactions in the developments, including the company’s initial purchase of land and the subsequent sale of lots to individuals. Each real estate transaction may contain the following records – deeds for the land, correspondence to and from the seller and buyer, assignment of mortgage, mortgage payment record, covenants, tax bills, maps and surveys of lots and developments, title search documentation and architectural drawings of the structure. The oldest records in the series and sub series are records used in title searches.

Subject : Ackerson, Thomas Benton, 1856-1924; T.B. Ackerson Company; Real property; Suburban homes; Suburbs; Real estate developers

Coverage : New York (N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) Brightwaters (N.Y.) Maplewood (N.J.)

Publisher : Queens Borough Public Library, Publisher.

Identifier : aql:16

eadid : A-7

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Ackerson, Thomas Benton, 1856-1924; T.B. Ackerson Company; Real property; Suburban homes; Suburbs; Real estate developers


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