Locations of the First Church of Christ, Hartford, Connecticut
MakerMade by
Jared B. Standish
(American, 1866 - 1961)
DraftsmanDrawn by
Albert L. Washburn
(American, 1857 - 1948)
Dateafter 1896
MediumMimeograph; brown ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/4 x 8in. (32.4 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 3/4 x 8in. (32.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jared B. Standish
Object number1949.17.0
DescriptionCopy of a map made by Albert Washburn, depicting the locations of the First Church of Christ between 1638 and 1806 in Hartford, Connecticut. On Gold Street between Lewis Street and Main Street, diagrams of the church buildings and Ancient Burying Ground are shown. The letters A-F appear on the various parts of the diagrams, with "B" and "C" containing dates but no descriptive information; "A" marking the spot of the church as of 1806; and "D," "E," and "F" not containing any information or dates. The location of the third meeting house, from 1737, is shown at the corner of Gold and Main Streets. The location of a 1771 schoolhouse along Main Street is also depicted. Below this main map is a partially hand-drawn diagram of Prospect Street and what was known as "Meeting-House-Alley" (now Grove Street). At the intersection is the second meeting house, from 1638. The church green is noted as being located behind it. In the bottom left corner is an arrow pointing to the left, indicating the location of the first meeting house, which was established in 1636.
Label TextJared Butler Standish was a noted Hartford wood engraver as well as an avid amateur historian. Although most of his historical work concerned the town of Wethersfield, where he was born and where he spent most of his life, this map, which is based on a map by Hartford city surveyor Albert L. Washburn, shows the changes that took place in Hartford's First Congregational Church and Ancient Burying Ground between the seventeenth century and the late nineteenth century. It may have been executed about 1896, when extensive improvements to Ancient Burying Ground and adjoining Gold Street were carried out under the auspices of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleDate Note: The iron fence around Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground was erected in 1896, so this map must have been made after that date.
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