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131 N Sunset Dr Ithaca

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131 N Sunset Dr Ithaca (as of 1953)
112A N Sunset Dr Ithaca
Year Built
Unknown
Building Type
Residence
Construction
1 story
Description
In 1950, there were four separate lots using the address 112 N Sunset Dr. For convenience, this lot, which was called Lot 1 on the property map titled "Kenerson Lots on North Sunset Drive" marked as "revised Feb 11,1952", has been given the address 112A. The name Nolde is written under the Lot 1 label.

The map is available by logging in as Guest and searching for Document/Instrument BF024355-001 at Tompkins County Clerk Online Service. [https://countyfusion3.kofiletech.us/countyweb/loginDisplay.action?countyname=Tompkins]

John J Nolde was listed at 112 N Sunset Drive as an owner in the 1949 Ithaca City Directory (ICD) with phone 3-2654. In 1950 the address 112 N Sunset was used by four separate lots; two lots were vacant in the 1949 ICD, but occupied by 1951. By 1953, the 4 lots had separate addresses.  The address for this lot was 131 N Sunset Dr.
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Kenerson lots on North Sunset Drive, Survey by Carl Crandall, CE. June 26, 1948, Revised Feb 11, 1952. When built, house number 112 was used for all four lots.

Kenerson lots on North Sunset Drive, Survey by Carl Crandall, CE. June 26, 1948, Revised Feb 11, 1952. When built, house number 112 was used for all four lots. June 26, 1948, revised Feb 11, 1952

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Chronology of conveyance transactions confirming the address changes for this property from the time of the 1950 census.

Deeds and maps referred to are all available from the online database service of the Tompkins County Clerk by clicking the link below, logging in as guest, and searching by Instrument (Document) Number, for example: BF134463-001

  1. BF134463-001 DEED 07/15/1948 Charles H Kenerson sold property on N Sunset Dr to John J and Nancy K Nolde. Lot 1 shown on BF024355-001 MAP "Kenerson Lots on North Sunset Drive"
  2. 1949 Ithaca City Directory (ICD) lists John J Nolde at 112 N Sunset Dr, phone 3-2654
  3. 1949-1950 Cornell Directory of Students lists "John J 50Gr 112 N Sunset Dr It32654"
  4. 1949-1950 Cornell Directory of Staff lists "Nolde, J. J., Asst. Far Eastern Studies, 133 Morrill. - 112 N. Sunset Drive, 32654."
  5.  BF138643-001 DEED 09/08/1950 John J and Nancy K Nolde sold Lot 1 of 112 N Sunset Dr to Howard K and Dorothy B Jennings.
  6. 1951 ICD (Alphabetic section) lists "Nolde John J (Nancy K) grad student CU h 112-1 N Sunset dr RD1".
  7. 1951 ICD lists Jennings Howard K (Dorothy B) emp MCCo h112 Sunset Dr in Street section
  8. 1952 ICD lists Jennings Howard K (Dorothy B) emp MCCo h112 Sunset Dr 3-2871
  9. 1953 ICD lists Jennings Howard K (Dorothy B) asst traffic mgr MCCo h131 N Sunset Dr in alphabetic listing and at 129 N Sunset Dr in street listing with phone 3-2871
  10. 1954 ICD lists Howard K Jennings at 129 on N Sunset Dr with phone 3-2871
  11. 1956 ICD lists Howard K Jennings at 131 on N Sunset Dr with phone 3-2871
  12. BF084384-001 DEED 06/28/1957 Howard K Jennings sold this property to Emil A and Margaret H Mesics
  13. BF119707-001 DEED 03/22/1962 Emil A and Margaret H Mesics sold this property to Rosanna P Allen.
  14. 001737-001 DEED 08/30/1968 Rosanna P Allen sold this property to Heinz B and Ellen Lore Biesdorf
Deed History card for 131 N Sunset Dr in the Tompkins County Dept. of Assessment Database begins with the transaction on 03/22/1962.

1950 - 2025

Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
John J NoldeM30HeadAssistant in Far Eastern Dept.
Nancy K NoldeF29WifeNone