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Subdivision of Block 52 in Kinzie’s Addition to Chicago
By:
William Clogher
Date:
June 19, 1854
Dimensions:
18.5 x 22 inches (47 x 55.9 cm)
Signatures:
William Clogher (City Surveyor), Edwin H. Sheldon (Attorney for William B.
Ogden), D.C. Beattis (Justice of the Peace), Chrs. H. J. Miller (Justice of the Peace 1860)
This map shows a land survey of Kinzie’s Addition to Chicago subdivided into 12 lots for
William B. Ogden. The subdivision was bordered by Chicago Avenue, Rush Street, Superior
Street, and Cass Street (now Wabash Avenue). Each lot had access to a ‘T’ designed alley
system that still exists today. According to the script, the subdivision was claimed by William
B. Ogden and signed for by his attorney just one day after the survey was made.
Condition:
Several large breaks and areas of loss. Paper is thick and brittle with a
contemporary green cloth edging. Manuscript on the verso notes the map’s recording.