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510 Tyson Street

Location of Sedonia Young's bawdy house.

According to an advertisement in The Sun in 1930, 510 Tyson St. had 7 rooms, including an indoor bathroom. At the time weekly rent was $6.25.
"Save Car Fare. Central Colored Homes." Classified advertisement. The Sun, 8 September 1930.

Located in Block 549. See 1906 Bromley Atlas of Baltimore:
http://www.mdhistory.net/msaref07/bc_ba_atlases_1876_1915/html/bc_ba_atlases_1876_1915-0381.html.

Lot was purchased in 1923 by Hochschild Kohn & Co. Note that lot comprised 510-512 Tyson St. and 511-513 Howard St.

"Real Estate Deals and Building News," The Sun, 27 December 1923, p. 11.

BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Land Records) Maurice Gregg, trustee, et al. to Hochschild Kohn & Co., 1923, SCL 4124, p. 270-271 [MSA CE168-4132].

S.J. Martenet Co. survey of property, as referenced in deed:
S. J. Martenet & Co. Collection, MSA SC 5087-4-1360.

Hochschild, Kohn Collection, 1896-1981, Maryland Historical Society, MS 2721
http://www.mdhs.org/library/mss/ms002721.html.

Court case re: ownership of property:
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BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket A) In re: trust estate of James Gregg, 1897, Liber 37A, pps. 9-?? [MSA T55-37, 3/4/1/20].

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers A) In re: trust estate of James Gregg, 1897, BT 32, box no. 2217 [MSA T53-2613, 3/8/2/6].

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers A) In re: trust estate of James Gregg, 1897, BT 32, box no. 2218 [MSA T53-2614, 3/8/2/7].

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers A) In re: trust estate of James Gregg, 1897, BT 32, box no. 2219 [MSA T53-2615, 3/8/2/8].

5 Filessun_27dec1923.pdf
msa_ce168_4132-270.pdf
sc5087-4-1360.pdf
gregg_estate_notes.pdf
sun_8sep1930.pdf

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