Does anyone know when building permits became a requirement in Cuyahoga County? Also, what information might be available regarding what the house might have looked like? Does the County Archives hold any of these records? Thanks, Sandy

Sandy: This is the site that I've looked at regarding housing. If you know the address it will give you specifics on the house. The archives have books on plats etc. but I don't think they have blueprints etc. This is your best bet I believe. http://auditor.cuyahogacounty.us/repi/default.asp Good Luck, Nancy On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:26:25 -0500, Sandy Rozhon <srozhon@comcast.net> wrote: > Does anyone know when building permits became a requirement in > Cuyahoga County? > > Also, what information might be available regarding what the house > might have looked like? > > Does the County Archives hold any of these records? > > Thanks, > Sandy > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > If you have Cuyahoga County data to share or own any books > that you could offer lookups in, please the County Coordinator via email at (katemcclellan@vintagerecollections.com). > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

On 17 Dec 2004 at 14:07, Nancy Schramm wrote: > Sandy: > > This is the site that I've looked at regarding housing. If you know > the address it will give you specifics on the house. The archives > have books on plats etc. but I don't think they have blueprints etc. > This is your best bet I believe. > > http://auditor.cuyahogacounty.us/repi/default.asp Thanks Nancy. I've used that site frequently myself, however in this particular case, the neighborhood (or most of it) no longer exists so the auditor's records aren't very helpful. I've had more success looking through all the old deeds they have online. If you haven't seen this site, I've found it sometimes helps you to establish the long missing spelling of old names and also spouse's names because the records frequently show property transfers from one spouse to another or from the deceased to his heirs. Sometimes they include the exact relationship between all the names, which is also darn helpful. See the site below: http://recorder.cuyahoga.oh.us/ Thanks for you tip, Sandy