Chronology of conveyance transactions and directory entries confirming location of this property on Lake Road at the time of the 1950 census, and its address after Lake Road was renamed as East Shore Drive in 1953 and house numbers were established for this section of East Shore Drive.
Summary
Harold L Schryver and his wife Marguerite acquired property on Lake Road in 1943. The property consisted of three adjoining parcels that were conveyed with the same description in 1953, 1956, and 1960. The conveyance in 1960 included the statement, "The above described premises are known as 919 East Shore Drive." The house on the premises still exists in 2026.
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: BF125540-001
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BF023388-001 MAP Plate 3 of "Map of the Cayuga Heights -- Renwick Heights and Lands Adjoining", dated January 1921, revised to July 19, 1921. The map is referred to in all the deeds below, which convey 3 adjoining parcels accessed from Lake Road. In particular, Parcel 1 conveyed corresponds to a lot in this map labeled "FORD". Parcel 2 surrounds Parcel 1. Parcel 3 is a strip of land 30 ft wide formerly occupied by the Central New York Southern Railroad that runs across Parcel 2.
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BF125540-001 DEED 6/30/1943. William S. Scott sold the three parcels to Harold Lloyd and Marguerite Schryver
- Harold L Schryver and Marguerite Schryver were enumerated on April 28 1950 on Lake Road. See https://tompkins.historyforge.net/census/1950/42945
- 1952 Harold Lloyd Schryver died on 18 Apr 1952
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BF142730-001 DEED 8/25/1953 Marguerite Schryver sells same three parcels to John H. and Phila A. Bell
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BF081087-001 DEED 4/11/1956 John H. and Phila A. Bell sell same three parcels to William J Savey and Mildred A Veit
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BF110495-001 DEED 07/27/1960 William J Savey and Mildred A Veit sell same property to Warren G and Charlene C Monson. The "premises are known as 919 East Shore Drive".
The Tompkins County Department of Assessment indicates that 919 East Shore Dr is the address in 2026 for a building built in 1935, with Tax ID 18.-1-5. The Deed History at the Dept. of Assessment begins with the 1960 conveyance to the Monson. The two original parcels with Tax IDs 18.-1-5 and 18.-1-6 were consolidated into 18.-1-5 in 2000.