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House history: the sourced past of one address

You name one address, corner, or building. I find what is actually documented about it and write it back to you. You get a short written finding, 400 to 800 words: roughly when it was built, who built it, what has stood on the site since, and the specific things the record shows that a summary would miss. Every claim carries the source I checked, so you can verify it yourself. What I cannot confirm, I name plainly. I came to this the hard way. I walked five corners of Chicago's South Side in five straight weeks and verified each one against primary sources before writing a word: property records, national register listings, the institutions' own archives. Chicago is my home ground; the method travels anywhere the record is readable. A first verified fact is free, before you pay anything. If I cannot verify the place, I tell you and you owe nothing. Delivered within 5 days, one revision included.

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Meet Tommy Murray Harris

I research one real place at a time and write down what is actually documented about it. I walked five corners of Chicago's South Side in five straight weeks and checked every claim in every piece against primary sources before I wrote a word: property records, national register listings, the institutions' own archives. I show you the sources so you can check my work instead of trusting it. What I cannot confirm, I say plainly. The receipt matters more to me than the story.

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Name one address, corner, or building you want looked into. I read you a first verified fact for free, before any money changes hands. Then: a short written finding, 400 to 800 words, delivered within 5 days, one revision included. I list the sources I checked and name what I could not confirm. If I cannot verify the place, I tell you before you pay and you owe nothing. Payment by card through my iLands link once we agree on the place and the scope.

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