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Abstract of title & certificate of search to Portion of Block 84 Horner's Addition
SFH 536  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Abstract of title & certificate of search to Portion of Block 84 Horner's Addition
    Dates: 1892-1899
    Collection Number: SFH 536
    Creator/Collector: F. A. Rouleau
    Extent: 1 volume (188 pages)
    Repository: San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
    San Francisco, California 94102
    Abstract: Title abstract to a parcel in the Mission District of San Francisco.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

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

    Publication Rights

    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

    [Identification of item]. Abstract of title & certificate of search to Portion of Block 84 Horner's Addition. Collection Number: SFH 536. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center

    Acquisition Information

    Gift, 2014-18

    Biography/Administrative History

    John Rudolf, piano maker, purchased this property in 1879. He died in 1890, and his widow Martha had mortgaged a portion of the property by 1901.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Title abstract, in manuscript and typescript, requested by Mrs. Martha A. Rudolf, for parcel fronting Vicksburg Street, between 22nd, 23rd, Sanchez and Vicksburg Streets, dated December 24, 1892. Continuation by O. A. Rouleau, dated August 6, 1895, followed by continuation by Simpson & Millar, dated February 6, 1899. Hand-drawn map follows title page. Abstract commences with deed of Francois L. A. Pioche to Josiah H. Applegate, 1865.

    Indexing Terms

    Real property—California—San Francisco
    Abstracts of title—California—San Francisco—19th century
    Land tenure—California—San Francisco
    Rudolf family
    Simpson & Millar (San Francisco, Calif.)
    San Francisco (Calif.)–History—19th century
    San Francisco (Calif.)—History--Sources
    Mission District (San Francisco, Calif.)