House numbers printed in the papers before the street was renumbered.
Today's building with the same number is a different house. Each notice below was checked
against the scan of the page; where the OCR misread a number, the note says so.
174 printings of 48 notices are listed; the
other 49 entries in the address index for these years were
other cities' addresses, prices in lists, or unreadable, and are counted under each street.
1: a sum in a list of borough bills, not an address
Elm Street
Renumbered 1895-07-02. Renumbering the houses on Elm Street was put to a councilman "with power" in July 1895.
“Councilman Smith recommended the renumbering of houses on Elm street, the expense to be borne by the city. The matter was referred back to him with power.” The page
Where: Elm Street. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 19 Elm Street
1880-09-07 to 1881-09-06, printed 5 times. Norwalk Gazette.
Mrs. F. W. Perry's kindergarten (from 1881 with Miss Mills), No. 19 Elm Street, Norwalk.
Renumbered 1899-03-11. East Avenue was renumbered in March 1899; until then it was numbered from both ends.
“renumbering East avenue from the W. H. Earle place down. As the avenue was formerly numbered from both ends, considerable confusion was occasioned.” The page
Where: East Avenue. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 12 East Avenue
1880-05-18. Norwalk Gazette.
Mrs. J. H. Van Buren, No. 12 East Avenue, wants a woman for general housework.
1: no house number on the scan (C. F. Osborn, East Avenue, 1872)
1: a headline about the East Avenue case, no house number
Monroe Street
Renumbered 1905-10-10. Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets were renumbered by a report adopted in October 1905.
“A report of the street commissioners regarding the renumbering of Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets was read. It was strongly in favor of renumbering and a list of the new numbers was appended. The report was adopted.” The page
Where: Monroe Street. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 5 Monroe Street
1903-05-08. Evening sentinel.
The Monroe Cash Store, 5 Monroe Street, South Norwalk. S. S. Schwartz, Prop.
Renumbered 1905-10-10. Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets were renumbered by a report adopted in October 1905.
“A report of the street commissioners regarding the renumbering of Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets was read. It was strongly in favor of renumbering and a list of the new numbers was appended. The report was adopted.” The page
Where: Chestnut Street. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 5 Chestnut Street
1894-04-07. Daily Norwalk gazette and Saturday's Norwalk record.
To rent: five rooms at No. 9 Chestnut Street. Inquire of E. H. Fillow, No. 5 Chestnut Street.
The notice says Norwalk; South Norwalk was a separate city in 1894, so which Chestnut Street is meant is not certain.
25: Philadelphia (publishers and agents on Chestnut Street there)
3: a price in a list of houses for sale
1: Godey's, Philadelphia
1: Bradford, Pa.
Elizabeth Street
Renumbered 1905-10-10. Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets were renumbered by a report adopted in October 1905.
“A report of the street commissioners regarding the renumbering of Monroe, Chestnut and Elizabeth streets was read. It was strongly in favor of renumbering and a list of the new numbers was appended. The report was adopted.” The page
Where: Elizabeth Street. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 2 Elizabeth Street
1891-12-08. Daily Norwalk gazette and Saturday's Norwalk record.
R. F. Askew, laundry, 2 Elizabeth Street, S. N. (business directory).
Renumbered 1916-02-12. West Street was renamed Flax Hill Road by the city council on 8 February 1916 and renumbered that month: one number to every 20 feet from West Avenue to Franklin Street, every 25 feet on to Taylor Avenue, and every 50 feet beyond (Sentinel, 15 March 1916, page 1).
“The street department this morning started work on the renumbering of Flax Hill Road, which by official action of the council was last night changed to that historic name from West street.” The page
Where: Flax Hill Road. Which building today matches each old number is not known, so these are not pinned on a house. The street on the map
Old No. 115 Flax Hill Road
1915-04-26. Evening sentinel.
A visitor from Metuchen, N. J., stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hindley, 115 Flax Hill Road.
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