Middletown, Connecticut. Lower Houses: Homelots and Farmlots, 1650-1664
DraftsmanDrawn by
J. Paul Loether
(American, born 1953)
Date1981
MediumDrawing; pencil and dry transfer on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 1/4 x 19 1/2in. (56.5 x 49.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 1/2 x 22 3/8in. (64.8 x 56.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of J. Paul Loether
Object number1986.299.1
DescriptionMap of part of Middletown, Connecticut, extending from the Meeting House yard and burying ground to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, Pameacha Meadows to the south, and undivided land to the west. It depicts the farm and house lots along Main Street and Washington Street, as well as two unnamed local streets. Property owners are identified by name and the date of ownership, if available.
Label TextThe "Lower Houses" in Middletown, Connecticut, were located near the landing place on the Connecticut River that eventually became the town center. The area that was known as the "Upper Houses" in the seventeenth century eventually became the town of Cromwell. Middletown received its name because it was situated approximately halfway between the upriver towns of Hartford and Wetherfield and the town of Saybrook, at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 350 feetStatus
Not on view
