Name/Title
Block Book of Alameda, 1887Entry/Object ID
1997.219.25Description
ACC. NO. 97.219.25
SUBJECT CATEGORY: LAND
DATE OR PERIOD: 1887
OBJECT: BLOCK BOOK
DESCRIPTION:
HARD-BOUND BOOK WITH DARK BROWN IMITATION LEATHER COVER. INCISED LETTER IN GOLD, "BLOCK BOOK OF ALAMEDA." SPINE OF LEATHER IN LIGHT BROWN IS ACCENTUATED IN GOLD.
SIZE: L 26" X W 19-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
BLOCK BOOK FOR THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, FOR THE PERIOD 1887. WHICH WOULD INDICATE PROPERTY OWNERS AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1886. THE BOOK INC LUDES AN INDEX BY TRACT NAME FOR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES. INDIVIDUAL PAGES POSSIBLY HAND-DRAWN. NOTATIONS OF PROPERTY OWNERS ENTERED BY PENCIL. THE BLOCK BOOK ALSO INDICATES THE DIMENSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LOTS. THE VOLUME WAS FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF ALAMEDA CITY HALL.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CITY OF ALAMEDA
ALAMEDA, CA 94501
DATE: MAY 17, 1997