Office Building for City Water Department, Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
Whiton & McMahon
(American)
ArchitectDesigned by
John J. McMahon
(American, 1875 - 1958)
ArchitectDesigned by
Frank W. Whiton
Date1924
MediumDrawings; red, blue, black pencil on paper, ink on cardboard, black ink stamp on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 29 1/2 x 31 1/8in. (74.9 x 79.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
Object number2004.62.21.1-.10
DescriptionDrawings include plans for basement floor, first floor (C, D), topography, roof framing, motor dimensions and elevations of front (A-1, A-2, C), west. Also, there is a section of center line. Plans include Yokel Building, Homestead Avenue, coal and heater room, stock storage, wagon shed, warehouse, stable, meter parts and brass goods room, night watchman, engineering department, blacksmith, auto repair ,carpenter shop, hay and grain room, shed roof, 15 truck compartments, manager's office, oil tank, gas tank, washing space, glazed monitor, drafting and cost accounting and crane. Elevation of A-1 shows one story, 17 bay building with flat roof, Palladian windows separated by ionic columns, portico entrance with pediment, hipped glass roof with flagpole in center and flanking entrances with heavy ornamentation. Elevation of A-2 shows two story, 17 bay building with flat roof, Palladian windows on upper floor and paired four by twelve double hung sash windows on lower floor with rusticated stone foundation. Elevation of C shows a two story, 10 bays building with arched hoods with keystones and paired paneled windows separated by Doric columns. Scale for drawings is 1/8" = 1' 0".
NotesHistorical Note: As of July 2004, the building is not standing at location.Status
Not on view
