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Plat of Subdivision of Block 44 Sheffield’s Addition to Chicago
By:
Samuel S Greeley
Date:
Feb 26, 1877
Dimensions:
18.5 x 15 inches (38.1 x 47 cm)
Signatures:
Samuel S Greeley (City Surveyor), Malhon D. Ogden (Proprietor), William B.
Ogden (Proprietor) and Joseph E. Sheffield (Proprietor) by Edwin Sheldon, Henry Bradley
(Lakeview Town Clerk), Charles B. Ogden (Notary Public)
This plat of Block 44 of Sheffield’s Addition to Chicago shows one large parcel of land divided
into eight smaller lots with the intention of becoming separate blocks. The four avenues dividing
them would later be named Wayne, Lakewood, and Magnolia (from left to right) and Schubert
(running east and west). The block was located in the town of Lakeview, whose embossed seal
can be seen in the lower left corner.
Condition:
Contemporary folding with some crinkling at top left. Minor loss along the bottom
edge and in the lower portion of the seal. Ink stamp and script on the verso.