Chronology of maps, conveyance transactions, and directory entries confirming the addresses of this property from the time of the 1950 census through 2025
Summary
Helen Albert acquired this property in 1948 when it had no house number. It was described as being Lot 13 on a map dated 1919, filed on 10/17/1921 [available at the Tompkins County Clerk's Office as BF023368-001]. The road was known as Lake Road. Ithaca City Directories indicate that the road formerly known as Lake Rd became East Shore Drive by 1953. When the house was sold in 1954, its address was 1103 East Shore Dr.
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: BF023368-001
- 1921 Map [BF023368-001] Property Line Map of the Lands of Wm. E. Brown and Mrs. W. J. Bates ; East Shore of Cayuga Lake.
- BF135163-001 DEED 9/29/1948 Helen Albert bought the property from J Justin and Ruth M White
- Between 1949 and 1951, the Alberts were not in any Ithaca City Directories (ICD). In the 1952 ICD Helen was listed as "Albert, Helen (Mrs Thomas) beautician Beauty Box res Lake rd RD. In the 1953 ICD they were listed as "Albert, Thomas J (Helen A) prop Albert's Gulf Service h Lake rd RD1 and "Albert, Helen (Mrs Thomas) beautician Beauty Box res Lake rd RD1
- BF075848-001 DEED 3/16/1954 Helen Albert sold the property to Wesley and Grace V. Mitchell. Her address was given as "1103 E. Shore Drive."
- BF078000-001 DEED 12/24/1954 Wesley and Grace V Mitchell sold the lot to Reamer H and Cynthia Burley
- BF079841-001 DEED 9/29/1955 Reamer H and Cynthia Burley sold the lot to Roger and Winifred Uhlinger
- BF113662-001 DEED 5/16/1962 Roger and Winifred Uhlinger sold the lot to John B and Jean T Chatfield.
- The Deed History card at Tompkins County Dept. of Assessment begins with the Chatfields
The Tompkins County Department of Assessment indicates that 1103 East Shore Dr is the current address for a building built in 1920, with Tax ID 19.-1-3