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Subject: Re: 14 E. Chase street Baltimore
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:45:31 +0000


Hi Miriam:

You're in luck!

I checked the Equitable Insurance Company file for you this afternoon and found that 14 E. Chase Street was insured through their "transient" insurance, which apparently means short term.

Here is the reference: 14 E. Chase Street. Owner: Mary A. J. Boone; policy no.: 11481; value: $20,000. Cancelled 9 Sep 1935.

I checked the original policy for you. Here is a copy of the information:

May 24, 1927- Sep 9, 1935
[Policy covereage] on the four stroy including mansared roof brick dwelling with stone front and porch in rear from first story. Situate at no. 14 East Chase Street, north side, third house east of Lovegrove Alley.

An appended note from 9 Sep 1935:

Called Mary A. J. Boone. She referred to her nephew, Marshall Boone c/o M. P. Murphy at Calvert Bank. He said placed somewhere else for business reasons.

This is all that was in the ledger file.

There was also a policy written on 10 E. Chase Street, but I did not access that information. If you are interested, perhaps you could contact the MdHxSx Library directly.

Hope this is of some help.

Gary
16 April 2005
Baltimore
http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert

Hi Miriam:

John Siemon gave you a very nice introduction to researching property histories
in Baltimore City.

I have one additional suggestion that I have just recently discovered.

The Equitable Insurance Company has placed their historic records/holdings in
the library of the Maryland Historical Society. This large and valuable
collection has just been made public.

Since the files are arranged by property address, it is very difficult to search
by owners name, but a simple process to locate a given address. A card
catalogue, which is located in the microfilm reader section of the MdHxSx
Library contains a mountain of index cards filed by street and then by the
address number.

Information on the index card includes the name of the policy holder, account
number, insured value, whether a residential or business customer and the date
of cancellation. Using the policy number you can then find the original document
which will describe (often in detail) the property that was being insured.

I have no idea of the percentage of properties that Equitable insured in
Baltimore, but I was able to locate quite a number for my family.

I need to be at the MdHsSx tomorrow (Saturday). I will check to see if 14 East
Chase is in the index.

Hope this is helpful.

Gary
15 April 2005
Baltimore
http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:11:12 -0400
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Thank you John Siemon ...14 E Chase street is the house that I am interested
in....about a year ago there was a link from the University of Baltimore, that
gave a description of the owner of the land, it was excellent etc., the link
is no longer active. I believe that 14E. Chase street was built by Bruce Price
the architect and He and his family also lived there1870-1872....I live in New
York and it is difficult for me to search this information in person.. I am
researching on the Bruce Price surname. I appreciate the leads you have given
me, as usual. I also want to thank Phyllis on her information also.
regards,
Miriam Medina

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