ASR. Assessor

Scope and Contents Abstracts of the yearly assessment of the county as compiled by the Jefferson County, Colorado Assessor. Early abstracts list number and valuation of acres of land and improvements; town and city lots; animals; musical instruments; clocks, watches and jewelry; carriages and vehicles; and other personal property for the total valuation of the county. Also included are valuations placed on miles of railroad, telegraph and telephone lines, and other property by the Colorado Tax Commission. The...

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In accordance with an act of Colorado's Fourth General Assembly in 1883 to collect and publish agricultural and other statistics, crop data was collected during the months of May and June each year by the Jefferson County Assessor. The county's totals were then compiled and reported to the State of Colorado by the County Clerk.

Scope and Contents Assessment rolls and tax lists generally indicate a property owner's name, legal description of land or town lot owned, assessed value of the land, assessed value of improvements on the land (but no indication of what the improvements were), total tax assessed and the amount of taxes apportioned to state, county, town and school district. Books for later years list tax levy and revenue information.The assessment rolls dated 1871-1893 show the number and assessed value of personal...

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A tract index summarizing real property transactions and referencing the book and page numbers where the documents were recorded.

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Tax appraisal cards for residential and non-current commercial properties in Jefferson County, Colorado. Appraisal card may include a description of property and improvements, photograph, footprint drawing with measurements and dates of additions to the building, previous owner or owners' names, and record of assessed value. Photographs include cabins, barns, and sometimes houses and commercial buildings that have since been demolished, moved or have burned down.

Scope and Contents Bound volumes showing ownership of subdivided land (called "Block Books") and ownership of unsubdivided land (called "Land Books") in Jefferson County, Colorado for various years. Block Books (1909-1919) indicate assessed value of land, assessed value of improvements, and schedule number of the owner. The schedule number begins with the first letter of the owner's last name and can be looked up in the Assessment Rolls and Tax Lists for the same year to determine the name of the...