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Post by jon hynes on Aug 27, 2009 0:13:19 GMT -5
Someone told me that this house was a farmhouse at one time to which I replied- "it's an awfully fancy farmhouse. I don't think so." The the maintinance man told me it was built in 1855 but the style is Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesqe, definately a style of the late 1880's, not the 1850's. The house on the south-eastern corner of Jewett (Benjamin) and Genesee on the 1883 map is shown in 'Yellow' thus designated as a wood frame building, so it's not the same building that exists there today. Brick and stone buildings are designated by the color 'Red'. The original wood frame house might have been build in 1855 and might have been a farm house, and existed up to and including 1883 and beyond. But . . . . sometime later than 1883 the house was replaced with the one that exists there today. |
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 27, 2009 1:53:12 GMT -5
Obviously, this park was never built on the corner of Clinton and Oneida or Benjamin and Oneida. Am I correct in assuming so? Have you found such a park on any map? Ald. Faulkner presented a resolution providing for the purchase of Mr. Dobson's and Dr. Watson's property at the junction of Genesee and Oneida streets, I have found two triangular properties on Oneida Square that were owned by Dr. Watson in 1833 but none with an adjacent property owned by Mr. Dobbs yet. Four separate maps meet at Oneida Square. The Zoom feature was disabled Tuesday and Wednesday making it impossible for me to read the names on properties. I haven't been able to ascertain if the Park had ever been approved to be built or not. The article was written in 1872 and wouldn't have shown up on a 1833 map which is what I have to work with. |
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 27, 2009 21:01:56 GMT -5
 This is one of the triangles of land owned by Dr. Watson that might be what the city was considering for the Oneida Park. Hobart on the Left, Genesee on the top, and Oneida Square on the right and Oneida Street on the bottom. |
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 27, 2009 21:05:59 GMT -5
 This is one of the triangles of land owned by Dr. Watson that might be what the city was considering for the Oneida Park. Genesee on the Left, and Park on the Right and Oneida Street on the bottom. |
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Post by dgriffin on Aug 27, 2009 22:34:57 GMT -5
I notice the fountain in the map above. Is that roughly where the Soldier's and Sailors monument is today? (If north is up on that map.)
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 28, 2009 9:30:01 GMT -5
I notice the fountain in the map above. Is that roughly where the Soldier's and Sailors monument is today? (If north is up on that map.) Yes, that's where it is today.  Soldier's and Sailors monumentOneida Square |
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 30, 2009 6:30:47 GMT -5
LEGALS
STATE OF NEW YORK
County Court County of Oneida - Home Owners Loan Corporation. Plaintiff, vs. Hyman Marwill, Etta Marwill Samuel Marwill and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Utica, Defendants.
In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly granted in the above entitled action, and entered in Oneida County Clerks Office on the 16th day of November 1938. T. Charles Savern, the undersigned, referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction at the Public Sales Room in the Oneida County Court House in the City of Utica, County of Oneida N. Y. on the 10th day of December 1938, at 10 o'clock A. M. the premises described in said Judgment, as follows:
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 30, 2009 6:32:23 GMT -5
All that certain lot, piece of parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate lying and being in the tract or parcel of land alienate in the City of Utica, County of Oneida. N. Y., and being part of lot No. two (2) in Block one. as laid down and designated on a map of Benjamin F. Jewett's Farm made by Ira Edwards in 1812 and filed in Oneida County Clerk's Office on Aug. 4, 1835. The part of said lot hereby intended to be conveyed is 61 ft in front on Genesee St., the same in rear and 125 ft. deep, and is situated on the northeasterly corner of Genesee St. and Jewett Place. The parties of the second part covenant and agree to erect no building within 50 feet of the line of Genesee St. nor within 15 ft. of the line of Jewett Place, and that no barn or outbuilding shall ever be erected within 30 ft. of the line of Jewett Place, nor within 4 ft. of the easterly line of the premises hereby conveyed, and to maintain one forest elm tree for every 40 ft. on Jewett Place fronting said lot, and also two I forest elm shade trees in front of said lot on Genesee St. Being the same premises conveyed by Andrew R. Olsen and wife to Hyman Marwill and Etta Marwill, his wife by warranty deed dated Jan. 13, 1831, recorded in the Oneida County Clerk's Office.
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 30, 2009 6:56:13 GMT -5
Together with all fixtures and articles of personal property, now or hereafter attached to or used in connection with the premises, all of which are covered by this mortgage.
Together with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagor of, in and to strips and gores of land or land under water adjacent to or adjoining said premises and to the land lying in the bed of any street, road, avenue, lane or right-of-way as they now exist or formerly existed included in, in front of, or adjoining the premises.
Together with the easement, riparian and to the premises.
Dated at the City of Utica, N. Y., this 15th day of November, 1833, all rights and appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the mortgagor.
CHARLES SEVERN.
Referee.
James P. Foley Plaintiff's Attorney.
56-57 Insurance Bldg., Utica. N. Y.
nov 17-18-25-26, dec 1-2
Utica Daily Press - Saturday November 26, 1938
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Post by dgriffin on Aug 30, 2009 10:12:30 GMT -5
"...situated on the northeasterly corner of Genesee St. and Jewett Place... " ?
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 30, 2009 14:57:04 GMT -5
"...situated on the northeasterly corner of Genesee St. and Jewett Place... " ?They are talking about the Jewett Place (Watson) that was on the West side of Genesee Street and not the present day Jewett Place on the East side of Genesee. (Benjamin) 1812 Map Filed 1835 |
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Post by dgriffin on Aug 30, 2009 15:44:27 GMT -5
I must be confused. The document was written in 1938 and used the present tense in naming Jewett Place. The street across Genesee (now Watson Place) was Jewett Street in the late 1800's. So I took the "northeasterly corner of Genesee and Jewett Place" to mean exactly as it does now.
Aside from that, there is no northeasterly corner of Genesee and the the street then named Jewett Street.
But now I don't remember why we were speaking of that corner !! hahahaha!
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 31, 2009 21:01:32 GMT -5
I'm taking these articles from the newspapers, not making up the information myself. I'm not going to spend my time defending or correcting the newspaper articles that have misinformation in them after spending all the time I spend deciphering the blurred type.
Many of the matches I found for Jewett were similar to my last Jewett post. They are very hard to read and I thought I might find some valuable information with the foreclosures and bankruptcies.
Benjamin F. Jewett is the subject of the thread. I have found articles that span over 150 years and I doubt that they are all the same Benjamin F. Jewett. This to further complicate the issue.
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 31, 2009 21:04:07 GMT -5
Fulfilled Dream in Centennial Year
Faxton Home Haven to Hundreds
By H. PAUL DRAHEIM
No. 34 Faxton St. is more than an address in the Postal Guide. It is the fulfillment of a dream that began over a century ago among some people who really cared what became of homeless women.
This month, the Faxton Street Home. Inc. (No. 32 Faxton St.), is observing its centennial year. Its boards of trustees and management will help to mark the occasion by hosting open house on Thursday. Mrs. Frederick Odell and Robert Bullwinkle are the chairmen.
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Post by jon hynes on Aug 31, 2009 21:05:24 GMT -5
THE IDEA for the home started during the winter of 1866 - '67 when a city missionary, Mrs. Louise Shepherd, was troubled by the needs of a number of homeless women. She enlisted the interest of other women.
About 50 responded for a meeting in Westminster Church and the outcome was the organization of the Protestant Home for Respectable. Indigent, Aged Women of Oneida County in the City of Utica."
A few months earlier a group of men, with the same goal, went on record as "being desirous to associate" themselves for "a charitable purpose, and voted to incorporate as the "Home for the Homeless in the City of Utica."
This corporation's object, according to a certificate filed with the Secretary of State on Dec 8, 1866, was "the protection, assistance and support, wholly or in part, of respectable, aged, indigent or infirm women, who are unable to support themselves without assistance."
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