Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MS139 |
Title |
Portsmouth Housing Authority |
Scope & Content |
Scope and Content Note: The collection contains materials from the period of urban renewal in Portsmouth from 1958-1970. More specifically, it documents both the Vaughan Street Project and the expansion of public housing in the city. The projects were managed by the Portsmouth Housing Authority, which in the late 1950s was not only a housing authority, but also a redevelopment / urban renewal agency. The materials provide documentation on properties that were surveyed, assessed, researched, and photographed during the project. Comparative assessments were made with other properties around the town to arrive at fair compensation rates to deed holders. Included are homes and businesses on Bridge, Congress, Deer, Hanover, High, Hill, Jackson, Maplewood, Market, Russell, School, Vaughan and Wall Streets, Raitts Court, and Raynes Avenue. Historical Note: In the late 1950s, the federal government began funding urban renewal projects across the country and the city of Portsmouth, through the Portsmouth Housing Authority, was awarded funds to undertake a number of redevelopment projects. The Vaughan Street Project saw approximately 176 inhabited homes and active businesses in Portsmouth's North End demolished. The North End neighborhood was bordered by Market, High, Congress, Bridge, Maplewood, and Russell Streets and was predominantly an Italian neighborhood, although it also included Yankee-born, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Swedish and African-American families. Box and Folder listing Box 1 Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Folder 1 Re-Use Appraisal, Vaughan Street Project, New Hampshire R-10, by Francis J. Sullivan, appraiser, October 1965. Folder 2 Vaughan Street Project Disposition Plan and Vaughan Street Project Grading Plan, both undated [1965?]. Folder 3 Master Appraisal Data Report prepared for Portsmouth Housing Authority Vaughan Street Project, New Hampshire R-10, by Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., real estate appraisers and consultants, Fitchburg MA, June 30,1967. Folder 4 Additional copy of above. Folder 5 Vaughan Street Project Appraisal Report and Valuation Analysis, Block 12 Parcel 2 to Block 12 Parcel12. Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., real estate appraisers and consultants, Fitchburg MA, March 17, 1967. Folder 6 Vaughan Street Project Appraisal Report and Valuation Analysis, Block 12 Parcel 13 to Block 13 Parcel 23. Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., real estate appraisers and consultants, Fitchburg MA, March 17, 1967. Box 2 Folder 1 Acquisition Appraisal, Vaughan Street Project, Sales Study. List of sales of vacant parcels of land sold in recent years used to help determine the land value within the "area of the taking." Sales 1-27, 1961-1965. Folder 2 As above, sales 28-62, 1959-1965. Folder 3 1958 map of Portsmouth detailing the land sales listed above, and another, more detailed map illustrating the land value and front foot correlation. Folder 4 Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Second Reuse Appraisals, Blocks 3, 5 and 8. Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., real estate appraisers and consultants, Fitchburg MA, July 11, 1969. Folder 5 Copy of above. Folder 6 Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Appraisal Updating, Block 2 Parcel 5 to Block 6 Parcel 7. Hyde Associates, Concord NH, January 30, 1970. Folder 7 Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Appraisal Updating, Block 6 Parcel 11 to Block 12 Parcel 10. Hyde Associates, Concord NH, January 30, 1970. Folder 8 Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Appraisal Updating, Block 12 Parcel 11 - Block 14 Parcel 6. Hyde Associates, Concord NH, January 30, 1970. Folder 9 Vaughan Street Project Appraisal Report and Valuation Analysis Amendment No. 2 Parcel Nos. I-3-1, I-3-2, and I-3-3 Reuse Appraisals, September 16, 1970. 3 copies. Folder 10 Vaughan Street Project Appraisal Report and Valuation Analysis Amendment No. 3 Reuse Appraisals Blocks 1, 5 & 6 Combined, 7 and 9. Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., June 28. 1971. Folder 11 Copy of above. Box 3 Elderly Housing Folder 1 Project Neighborhood Map showing site for elderly housing (Margeson Apartments) prepared by Portsmouth Planning Dept., July 5, 1967. Folder 2 Appraisal of Property Owned By The Portsmouth Housing Authority, South Side of Court Street, John L. Hyde & Associates, August 1967. Folder 3 Copy of above. Folder 4 Appraisal of Esther F. Elsea property, 253 Middle Street, John L. Hyde & Associates, Concord NH, August 25, 1967. Folder 5 Copy of above. Folder 6 Appraisal of Esther F. Elsea property, 253 Middle Street, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, June 18, 1970. Folder 7 Copy of above. Folder 8 Appraisal of Thomas W. & Aileen M. Colbourn property, 283 Middle Street, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, September 28, 1967 and June 18, 1970. Folder 9 Appraisal of Ruth K. Bradshaw & Marjorie Kirbin property, 297 Middle Street, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, September 28, 1967. Folder 10 Appraisal of Ruth K. Bradshaw & Marjorie Kirbin property, 297 Middle Street, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, June 18, 1970. Folder 11 Seacrest Village: A Report for the Portsmouth City Council prepared by the Portsmouth Housing Authority, November 1970. Folder 11 List of comparable sales, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, March 11, 1970 and July 1971. Folder 12 List of comparable sales, Garage & Warehouse, Commercial, Land, and Land & Building sales, Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., Fitchburg MA, March 11, 1970 and October 2, 1972. See also Maps M0429 and M0430 and photographs P0057. |
Collection |
Portsmouth Housing Authority, 1958-1974 |
Object Name |
Records, Institutional |
Extent of Description |
1 linear foot |
People |
Sullivan, Francis J., dfl. 1965 Foster, Ralph S. Hyde, John L., dfl. 1958 Bradshaw, Ruth K.. dfl. 1970 Kirbin, Marjorie, dfl. 1970 Colbourn, Aileen M., dfl. 1970 Colbourn, Thomas W., dfl. 1970 Elsea, Esther F., dfl. 1970 |
Search Terms |
Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Middle Street City of Portsmouth Bridge Street Maplewood Avenue Market Street Congress Street Deer Street Hanover Street High Street Hill Street Jackson Street Russell Street School Street Vaughan Street Wall Street Raitts Court Raynes Avenue Margeson Apartments Woodbury Avenue Hill, The (Portsmouth) Seacrest Village Court Street North End (Portsmouth, NH) |
Subjects |
Portsmouth Housing Authority Urban renewal Senior housing |