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Title Property Record of 4 South Lake Drive
Catalog Number 2007.09.142
Scope & Content Property Record of 4 South Lake Drive


- Lots 40, 41, 42, 79, 80 & Npt 81 and Npt 82


- Lot 40 at SW corner Asbury & Summerfield Avenues -
(now Miller Park & S. Lake Drive)

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Phineas Graves and J.E. Steves, Harmony, NY/ 99 years from 19 August 1872/ Term rent $50.00
1877 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Calvin P. Davis, Mill Village, PA
1878 Assigned: Jeremiah & N.J. Garnett (H&W), Curllsville, PA
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly/ Consideration $325.00
1887 Chautauqua Assembly lease: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Clark, Hornellsville, NY/ In exchange for lease of Lot 3 on "Auditorium" issued to Mrs. Adelaide M. Clark on August 11, 1882/ 215/543
1890 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly/ Consideration $2,500.00

- Lot 41 on Asbury Ave. - (now Miller Park)

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Jeremiah Garnett, Spartansburgh, PA/ 99 years from 16 Augusts 1873/ Term rent $50.00
1880 Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly lease: Pamelia T. Hamblin, Troy, PA
1885 Chautauqua Assembly lease: William Rice, Plumer, PA
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly


- Lot 42 at SE corner Asbury & Simpson Avenues -

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Caleb Stowell, Town of Chautauqua/ 9 years from 4 July 1873/ Term rent $50.00
1880 Assigned: Miss Annie M. Cummings
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly/ Consideration $350.00


- Lot 79 on Simpson Ave. -

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Rev. William Rice, Sherman, NY/ 99 years from 28 June 1873/ Term rent $50.00/ 157/42
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly


- Northerly 1/2 Lot 80 on Summerfield Ave./Promenade/ S. Lake Drive -

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: J.W. Perkins, Dunkirk, NY/ 99 years from 15 July 1871/ Term rent $25.00
1883 Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly lease: Rev. William Rice, Dayton, NY
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly/ Consideration $350.00


- Southerly 1/2 Lot 80 on Summerfield Ave. -

1873 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Rev. A.H. Bowers, Fagundus City, PA/ 99 years from 15 July 1871/ Term rent $25.00
1886 Chautauqua Assembly lease: Dr. E.E. Boyd, Ashville, NY
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly


- Lot 81 on Siimpson Ave. -

1874 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: First Methodist Church of Meadville, PA/ 99 years from 21 August 1873/ Term rent $1.00 (Site for "Society Tabernacle")
1881 Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly lease: Miner Curtis, Fairport, NY
1883 Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly lease: Rev. William Rice, Dayton, NY (N 20' of Lot 81 to widen his Lot 79)
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly


- Lot 82 on Summerfield Ave. -

1871 Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association lease: Nathaniel Hurlbut, Town of Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY/ 15 years (later changed to 99 yrs) from 15 July 1871/ Term rent $50.00
1873 Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly lease: Estate of Nathaniel Hurlbut, dec'd; Electa Hurlbut, Executrix (N 1/2 82)
1877 Assigned: Miner Curtis
1884 Chautauqua Assembly lease: Mrs. Sarah Brinstool, East Randolph, NY
1887 Assigned: Chautauqua Assembly


- Five whole Lots & Northerly part of two other Lots-Site of The Arcade-

1891 Chautauqua Assembly designed and built the commercial building for its Book Store and other retail businesses/ Chautauqua Institution succeeded the Assembly in 1902 and continued to own and operate the Arcade, renting stores on the first floor and student dormitory rooms on the two upper floors through 1983.
1984 Chautauqua Institution deed: Miller Park Associates, Ltd. a New York Corporation, Buffalo, NY 2022/186/189
1985 Declaration of Condominium 16 Residential Units on 3 Floors 2065/1 - Tax A/C Retired See 50 15 1.1.1, 1.1.2 etc., 1.1.16 -

Additional material available in the property file.
Dates of Creation 2007
Collection The Arthur Wade Property File Collection
Search Terms Graves, Phineas
Steves, J.E.
Davis, Calvin P.
Garnett, Jeremiah
Garnett, N.J.
Clark, Elizabeth S.
Clark, Adelaide M.
Hamblin, Pamelia T.
Rice, William
Stowell, Caleb
Cummings, Annie M.
Perkins, J.W.
Bowers, A.H.
Boyd E.E.
Curtis, Miner
Hurlbut, Nathaniel
Hurlbut, Electa
Brinstool, Sarah
Real Estate
Cottages
Object Name Property reference file
Classification Real Estate
Lexicon category 10: Unclassifiable Artifacts
Lexicon sub-category Need to Classify
Catalog type Archive
Dates of Accumulation 2007
Cottage Nickname The Arcade