Archive Record
| Title | Property Record of 8 Pratt Avenue |
| Catalog Number | 2007.09.315 |
| Scope & Content |
Property Record of 8 Pratt Avenue - Lot 338 - 1876 Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly lease: F.A. Cottrell and Festus Day, both of Fredonia, NY/ 99 years from 21 July 1876/ Term rent $150.00 1879 Mr. Day's 1/2 interest assigned: Miss Elizabeth Richardson 1880 Miss Richardson's 1/2 interest to Miss Jane Ann Losee 1888 Miss Losee's 1/2 interest to Mrs. Mary A. Cottrell 1888 Chautauqua Assembly lease: Mrs. Mary A. Cottrell, Fredonia, NY 1900 Chautauqua Assembly lease: Mrs. Myrtle B. Wilcox, Baltimore, MD/ 364/82 1933 Estate: Myrtle B. Wilcox died testate in 1922/ Sister, Edessie B. Stevens of Los Angeles, CA, Executrix/ Cottage willed to her/ Wills 32/524 1937 Chautauqua Institution lease: Anna K. Finger and Otto John Henry Finger, both Baltimore, MD 1945 Chautauqua Institution deed: Anna K. Finger and Otto John Henry Finger/ As Joint Tenants with rights of survivorship/ In lieu of the 1937 lease to them/ 653/317\ 1965 Otto J. & Helen M. Finger (H&W) deed the property to George E. & Doris J. Nicholson (H&W), Erie, PA/ As tenants by the entirety/ 1265/72 2004 David McKee, Skatekey Associates, LLC, Chautauqua, NY 1991 Addeneum: Ninety years ago, in 1901, the Chautauqua Assembly published a list of 56 "Boarding Cottages" including this one. Cottage Rate per Name Address Week Proprietor FREDONIA 8 Pratt $6 to 10 Mrs. Myrtle B. Wilcox --8 Pratt Ave. #1 & #2-- 2014 August 18 Seller: David & Lisa McKee Skatekey Associates, LLC.; Buyer: Lisa McKee, 44 Howard Hanson, Chautauqua, N.Y. 14722; 297.24-3-31 & 4.2 |
| Dates of Creation | 2007 |
| Collection | The Arthur Wade Property File Collection |
| Search Terms |
Richmond, Elizabeth R. Cottrell, F.A. Day, Festus Losee, Jane Ann Cottrell, Mary A. Wilcox, Myrtle B. Stevens, Edessie B. Finger, Anna K. Finger, Otto J. Nicholson, George E. Nichollson, Doris J. McKee, David Real Estate Cottages McKee, Lisa David & Lisa McKee Skatekey Associates, LLC Pratt Avenue |
| 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 | Fredonia Cottage; Skatekey Condo |
| Cottage Build Date | 1888 |