Building Lots on Estate of the late David Watkinson
SurveyorSurveyed by
Hiram G. Loomis
(American, 1834 - 1911)
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
Date1858
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 25 1/4in. (28.6 x 64.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 x 27in. (30.5 x 68.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.211
DescriptionPlat map showing a portion of the North End of Hartford with lots available for sale on North Front Street, Windsor Street, Portland Street, and Avon Street. Pleasant Street is at the left (south) and Canton Street is at the right (north). The Hartford, Springfield and New Haven Railroad, the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad and the Branch Railroad are all shown. Names of property owners and dimensions of some lots are indicated.
Label TextOn October 5, 1858, the following notice appeared in the Hartford Daily Courant: "Remember the large sale of real estate auction at 10 o'clock today. A large number of building lots belonging to the estate of David Watkinson, deceased, on Windsor, Portland, Avon, Canton, and North Main streets, will be sold at auction, and undoubtedly great bargains may be obtained. The sale commences on Windsor street, south of Avon street." This map shows the property being offered for sale. David Watkinson, who was born in England in 1778, spent most of his life in Hartford, where he amassed a considerable fortune as a merchant and businessman. He died in 1857, leaving the equivalent of $100,000 to establish a reference library "accessible at all reasonable hours to all residents and visitors." Today located at Trinity College, the Watkinson Library remains an important resource for scholars.
NotesCartographic Note: 100 feet per inchStatus
Not on view
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840