Map of valuable building lots on Webster Street (Washington Street continued) Ellsworth Street and New Britain Avenue, Hartford, Conn.
DraftsmanDrawn by
Jacob Weidenmann
(American, 1829 - 1893)
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
Dateafter 1860
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 1/2 x 29 5/8in. (54.6 x 75.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/4 x 30 3/8in. (57.8 x 77.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2005.198.0
DescriptionPlat map of lots at intersection of Webster Street and New Britain Avenue. Webster Street is at the left and New Britain Avenue at the bottom of the map. Ellsworth Street runs parllel to Webster Street. Lots are numbered 1 to 27 and dimensions are inscribed along the sides of the lots. The sizes of the lots vary greatly. The name "John M. Read" is written in pencil at the right, and a rough rectangle, possibly a crude sketch plan for a building, is drawn in pencil on the adjoining lot.
Label TextThe area to the southwest of Hartford was still open country in the late 1850s but it was already being eyed by developers. Webster Street was widened in 1858, and in April 1860, "about seven acres of good land... fronting on New Britain Avenue and Webster Street" were offered for sale to anyone "wishing to build and have a few spare acres." It is likely that this advertisement refers to the same property depicted in this map, and that rather than build a single residence on the land, the purchaser opted to divide it up into building lots.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleDate Note: Jacob Weidenmann, who surveyed the lots shown in the map, came to the United States in 1856. The plot of land depicted is probably the same one that was offered for sale as a unit in April 1860. E.B. and E.C. Kellogg, who printed this map, were in busniss until 1866. It seems likely that map dates from between 1860 and 1867.
Status
Not on view
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
