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0605-01: Areaway Records

Dates: 1905 – 1921

Extent: 2 volumes (1 box) ;0.4 cubic_feet (1 box)

Applications to construct and maintain areaways, along with an index listing areaways by street. Areaways are spaces under sidewalks between a building and the street. Property owners submitted an application and lease form to the Board of Public Works, agreeing to abide by requirements laid out in Ordinance 12022. Box 1 and Volume 1 consist of these applications, occasionally with supporting correspondence and drawings. Forms are mostly bound and chronological, with one folder of loose forms in various dates. Volume 2 lists areaways in the city, indexed by street. Each street's page includes date, permit number, indemnity file, address, legal description, property owner, and owner's address.

Applications to construct and maintain areaways, along with an index listing areaways by street. Areaways are spaces under sidewalks between a building and the street. Property owners submitted an application and lease form to the Board of Public Works, agreeing to abide by requirements laid out in Ordinance 12022. Box 1 and Volume 1 consist of these applications, occasionally with supporting correspondence and drawings. Forms are mostly bound and chronological, with one folder of loose forms in various dates. Volume 2 lists areaways in the city, indexed by street. Each street's page includes date, permit number, indemnity file, address, legal description, property owner, and owner's address.