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Tax assessment rolls for Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Ossining, Westchester County


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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of transcriptions of the original tax roll for Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Ossining, Westchester County. The state land involved was Sing Sing Prison. The rolls provide names of taxable residents (by street) and non-residents, type of property (house, store, etc.), acreage and full-assessed valuation. The territory of Union School District No. 1 included the village of Ossining and Briarcliff Manor, and portions of the town of Ossining.
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Tax assessment rolls for Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Ossining, Westchester County
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0.5 cubic feet

(2 volumes)

Inclusive Dates:
1916-1917
Series Number:
B0960

Scope and Content Note

These volumes are transcriptions of the original tax roll, made either for an administrative hearing or a judicial proceeding in which taxation of state lands for school purposes was at issue. The state land involved was Sing Sing Prison. The rolls provide names of taxable residents (by street) and non-residents, type of property (house, store, etc.), acreage and full assessed valuation. The territory of Union School District No. 1 included the village of Ossining and Briarcliff Manor, and portions of the town of Ossining.

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