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How to find the history of your house in New York City

A step-by-step guide to every free source — ACRIS deeds, PLUTO, the 1940s and 1980s tax photos, the census, old newspapers, the NYPL map division, and landmark status — for tracing who built your house and who lived in it.

May 28, 2026 · 5 min read

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What a deed chain reveals: reading the story of a property

Grantor and grantee, consideration, mortgages and satisfactions, the gaps that mean an inheritance — a guide to reading a chain of title like a historian, and an honest account of what it can and can't tell you.

May 23, 2026 · 4 min read