San Francisco Assessor's Office Homestead Maps, 1847-1911

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
San Francisco (Calif.). Assessor's Office.
Abstract:
Extent:
6 oversize volumes
Language:
Preferred citation:

San Francisco Assessor's Office Homestead Maps. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Background

Scope and content:

Assorted plat, survey, cadastral, parcel, real estate, and other maps showing land ownership, boundaries, subdivisions, blocks, streets, lots, tracts, and other legal and/or physical features, filed with the San Francisco City and County Recorder. Most are surveyed, mapped, and/or recorded at the request of the owner, most often a homestead association. Includes some documentation of cemeteries.

Indexed terms

Places:
San Francisco (Calif.)-- Maps

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

San Francisco Assessor's Office Homestead Maps. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567