original real estate TransaCtions – Tract books
Real estate records do not reference any street addresses. Locate your lot number from the Lot # column indicated in the chart above and click on the corresponding link below.
The Lot number is listed in the last column titled Description of the tract book pages. To view an explanation of the entries in the Instrument column, go to the Homes page and scroll down nearly to the bottom of that page.
- Lots 1-5
- Lots 6-10
- Lots 11-15
- Lots 90-95
- Lots 96-102
Census Records
Clicking the links below to the census records will take you to the Family Search site (familysearch.org). A login is required, so you will need to set up a login account. There is no cost and no requirement to enter a credit card number. Once logged in you will have full access to all census data and can download any page.
See the Census section in the chart above to identify the Enumeration District number for your address. The Enumeration District is not the same for all of Leclaire so check the chart first. The numbers in the census columns for your address specify the page in the census. You can go directly to that Image by typing the number in the white box. 
. If the column for your address is blank, that means your address is not found on that census.
- 1900 – Ward 27 ED 828 Note: development of our neighborhood started approx. 1906. Per the 1903 Mitchell’s Real Estate map (see Maps page), our area was not divided into lots yet as of 1903. Arthur Dickinson started his building business in 1905.
- 1910 – Ward 27 ED 1165 Note: in 1910 Leclaire was still called 51st Ave.
- 1920 – Ward 27 ED 1606
- 1920 – Ward 27 ED 1607
- 1930 – Ward 41 ED 1509
- 1940 – Ward 38 ED 2362
- 1940 – Ward 38 ED 2363
Permits
Instructions for searching Building Permits online can be found on the Homes page, Building Permits section of this site.
Entries in the permit ledger run across two pages. In this example, Arthur Dickinson pulled two permits on November 30, 1909 for two 2 story frame 22 x 38 x 32 dwellings. The permits were for Lot # 8 and Lot #96 on 51st Ave, address 4128 and 4123. Each permit cost was $2.70 and the cost to build each dwelling was listed as $3000.