April 6, 1898

Adelia Cool

To

Sadie E. Birge

Liber 16 page 306

Agreement to move the house on Turner at Sadie's expense to 4th Street and to put in a stone foundation, for the use of Adelia Cool for her lifetime and the use of both Adelia's and Sadie's families and reference to nephews and sole heirs George L Newhouse, John Henry Warren and Aaron L Parish.

Apparently Robert P Sinclair first purchased the S1/2 of Lot 1 in 1860.

(Adelia Cool dec.) A Jacob H Knol Jr is mentioned. (N ½?)

Lot 1 has interesting entries:

April 6, 1898 Adelia Cool to Sadie E Birge MS L16 Pg 306 (adjacent to Turner and Fourth to the NE)

Col. Belknap is his book Yesterdays of Grand Rapids described a little old lady who lived next to the school and it was tit for tat between her and the school boys.

3. 1854 - City relocates school to Third and Turner . Center of Block Ten Scribner & Turner platted 1847. part of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 24

3a. 1875 - City builds new school on same site.

3b. 1891 - City builds a primary addition on the south side.

3c. 1911 - City builds addition to the north side.

3d. City builds addition to the east side and replaces 1874 building

3e. City builds addition to the west and south sides and replaces 1892 building.

4. City relocates school to a new site. 1800 Tremont

2005 - get address and parcel number

(bd of ed map - Block 10 of Scribner, lots 3,4,5,6,7,8 on 4/4/85 (sic) $1,000. Lot 9 on 9/15/1869 for $600. Lot 10 on 5/10/1871, no price. Lot 2 on 6/3/1873 $1200. Lot 1 on 8/16/1908 for $5750. (old lady Belknap talks about?)