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Box 292

 Container

Contains 34 Results:

Miscellaneous - A.J. Saville, Inc. - Westover Hills, 1926-1946

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-7.
Scope and Content:

Includes labor and material cost records, cost estimates of projects at Westover Hills, several copies of Delaware Land Development Co. chronological correspondence files, blank and completed forms, and notes.

Dates: 1926-1946

Deeds and agreements

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Containing restrictions, conditions, charges relating to Westover Hills: section A extension, October 30, 1928; section C, August 31, 1929; section B, April 5, 1937.

Dates: 1917-1952 1926-1952

Lot on Kennett Pike, 1950-1952

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Specifications, estimates and drawings for the construction of a block of stores at Kennett Pike. Seven oversize drawings were transferred to Oversize Folder 23.

Dates: 1950-1952

Stockford Farms - Marion du Pont Scott Account, 1939-1944

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

The tract of land called Stockford Farms (located in New Castle County, Del.) was the initial real estate of the Delaware Land Development Co.'s subsidiary Stockford Farms, Inc. In 1939 it was transferred to Marion du Pont Scott, while the Delaware Land Development Co. acted as an agent in renting and selling the property. Papers include Stockford Farms account, July 1, 1938-October 30, 1944; tax receipts, 1938-1944; quarterly rent receipts, June 1939-August 1944; insurance and maintenance receipts, 1938-1942; sale agreement on the parcel of land adjacent to Stockford Farms, December 8, 1942; few letters re: insurance, 1944.

Dates: 1939-1944

Tenant House at 3104 Pennsylvania Avenue, undated

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Extracts from records showing the history of the lot from 1857 to 1882, with 3 sheets of corresponding drawings.

Dates: undated

Westover Hills - Allen J. Saville, Inc. - William du Pont Development - General Report, 1926

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Report for development of the Westover Hill property prepared by Allen J. Saville, Inc., engineering and construction firm of Richmond, Virginia, includes maps of proposed roadways, sewer and water lines, pole lines, and monthly expense budget for 1926-1927.

Dates: 1926

Westover Hills - Book Values, 1943-1945

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Table of lot values by sections and blocks, with the map of property and preparatory calculations, composed January 1, 1945 before transferring from Delaware Land Development Co. to Westover Hills, Inc.

Dates: 1943-1945

Westover Hills - Business Section, 1926 1955

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Sketches and lot computations for the business section of Westover Hills.

Dates: 1926 1955

Westover Hills - County Sewer, 1945-1947

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Correspondence related to transfer of the sewer system of Westover Hills to the Levy Court of the New Castle County.

Dates: 1945-1947

Westover Hills - Deeds and Restrictions, 1926-1945 undated

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Printed copies of Deed and Agreement ... Containing Restrictions, Conditions, Charges, Etc., Relating to Westover Hills - Sections A (June 30, 1926; October 30, 1928), A Extension (October 30, 1928), B (April 5, 1937), and C (August 31, 1929); articles of restrictions for sections D and E, with preparatory materials; draft of Deed Delaware Land Development Co. to Westover Hills, Inc., 1945; Corrections and suggested changes for deed covering parts of sections A extension, B and C.

Dates: 1926-1945 undated

Westover Hills - Lot Computation - Section C, 1929-1956

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Configuration, dimensions and division of lots: maps, drawings and calculations.

Dates: 1929-1956

Westover Hills - Quantities, 1926-1941

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Length of service lines, paving square feet, estimate cost of work.

Dates: 1926-1941

Westover Hills - Service Corporation, 1932-1945

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Financial statements of the Service Corporation of Westover Hills.

Dates: 1932-1945

Westover Hills - Sewer Info - Appraisals, 1945-1948

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Papers related to the transfer of the Westover sewer system from Delaware Land Development Company and Westover Hills, Inc. to the Levy Court of New Castle County: appraisal of premises by the Appraisal Committee of the Wilmington Real Estate Board, February 5, 1945; appraisals by lots; correspondence; 1947-1948 receipts on sewer payments by both Delaware Land Development Co. and Westover Hills, Inc. An oversize Record of Payments Made to Levy Court per Sewer Agreement, two copies of plan with sewer frontages, 1946 were transferred to Oversize Folder 23.

Dates: 1945-1948

Westover Hills - Specifications, 1927 1936 1952 undated

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Copies of specifications for construction and alteration of various houses in Westover Hills.

Dates: 1927 1936 1952 undated

Westover Hills - Street Lighting, 1932-1937

 File — Box: 292
Accession: 2317Identifier: 2317-II.-VII.-F.-8.
Scope and Content:

Correspondence with General Electric Co. and Graybar Electric Company, Inc. re: purchases of street light equipment for the Westover Hills.

Dates: 1932-1937