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Burlington City Assessor Records

 Collection
Identifier: mss-216

Scope and Contents

This collection contains cards from Burlington's Office of the City Assessor. The cards list the property values of real estate in the city of Burlington for tax assessment purposes. The cards are arranged into two sets, one for the property's street address and the other for owner name.

The street cards are arranged by street name and address number. Properties without numbers are included at the end of each street's section. The street cards list owner names over time, the dates when the property was sold, and a reference to city records (volume and page) where sales transactions were formally recorded. On the reverse is a snapshot of the the property's assessed value at different points in time (mainly within the range 1926-1990). The cards also hold minimal details of the structure, specifically construction category (usually timber frame), type (usually single family), and occasionally a size estimate.

The owner cards are arranged alphabetically by last name and list the owner(s) names, property street address, a reference to city records (volume and page) that describe the property, the date of sale, previous owner(s) (as "grantor") and subsequent owner(s) (as "conveyed to"), plus dates and references to city records where the sales transactions were formally recorded. On the reverse, the appraised value and year of appraisal is noted (mainly within the date range 1900-1985). Multiple cards can be present for one owner who owns more than one property.

Dates

  • 1880-1990

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.

Extent

13.5 Linear feet (51 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains cards from Burlington's Office of the City Assessor that list the property values of real estate in the city of Burlington for tax assessment purposes. The cards are arranged into two sets, one for the property's street address and the other for owner name.

Location

Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.

Title
Guide to the Burlington City Assessor Records
Status
Unprocessed
Date
2022 October
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)