Zone Map, Darien, Connecticut
SurveyorSurveyed by
Charles P. Rumpf
(American, 1887 - 1975)
SurveyorSurveyed by
Walter A. Bates
(American, 1892 - 1980)
Date1952
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 x 19 1/8in. (68.6 x 48.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 38 x 25in. (96.5 x 63.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Arizona Historical Society
Object number2003.339.0
DescriptionMap of Darien, Connecticut, with New Canaan to the north, Norwalk to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and Stamford to the west. The map shows five different zones: A-A-A residence zone, A-A residence zone, A residence zone, B residence zone, and business zone. The zones are denoted with lines running in different directions. Streets are labeled. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs through the town. On the back are the zoning regulations for Darien for 1952.
Label TextZoning regulations developed in the twentieth century as a way of controlling land use by restricting the types of activities and the density of development that would would be permitted in particular parts of a given city of town. This 1952 zoning map suggests that Darien, a small, wealthy commuter suburb located on Connecticut's Gold Coast, was concerned about unrestricted growth in the boom years that followed World War II.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 1/8 inches equals 1/4 mileStatus
Not on view
Hartford-Empire Co.
