Elks Club, Prospect Street, Hartford
MakerMade by
John J. McMahon
(American, 1875 - 1958)
Date7 January 1946
MediumDrawings; pencil on tracing paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (sheet height x width): 13 5/8 x 17 5/8in. (34.6 x 44.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionPlan of sub-basement includes a rathskeller, a storeroom, a kitchen, a refrigerator, and a boiler room. The basement plan includes additional storerooms, an auditorium or social hall, a stage, a coat room, a bar, toilets and urinals, a shower room, a meter room, stairs, and exits. Alternate plans for this space show chair seating and table seating in the main hall.
Object number2003.29.8.1-.3
NotesHistorical Notes: The firm of John J. McMahon & Russell F. Hills executed these architecural plans for the Elks Club on Prospect Street in Hartford, Connecticut, on 7 January 1946.
The drawings were enclosed in a wrapper labeled "FIRE DEPT. PLANS" and may have been executed to illustrate compliance with fire safety codes. (Finlay 5/30/2003)On View
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