Map of William Francis' Charter-Oak Park Addition to the City of Hartford
SurveyorSurveyed by
Hiram G. Loomis
American, 1834 - 1911
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
American, 1867 - 1990
Date1873
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 11/16 x 26in. (52.5 x 66cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 11/16 x 28in. (55.1 x 71.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 11/16 x 28in. (55.1 x 71.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of 374 lots in the city of Hartford in Charter Oak Park from Grand Avenue to the north, Clermont Street to the east, New Britain Avenue to the south, and Oakwood Avenue to the west. The Park River runs through the center of the addition; and the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill, and New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail Roads run across the top left corner of the map. The Hartford/West Hartford town line runs diagonally between Reed and Newfield Avenues. In the top left corner, there is a circular seal with the phrase "One Mile Race Course" around its outer edge, and an American flag and the words "Fair Ground Charter-Oak Park" inside.
Object number2012.312.6
InscribedRecto, top, printed in black ink: "MAP OF / WILLIAM FRANCIS' / CHARTER-OAK PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HARTFORD. / ADJOINING PARKVILLE AND CHARTER-OAK PARK. / TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION ON THE PREMISES. / WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18. 1873. / ON TERMS TO SUIT THE WORKING PEOPLE. / WM. TOOMY. AUCTIONEER. / H.G. LOOMIS. SURVEYOR."Bottom, printed in black ink: "THE KELLOGG & BULKELEY CO. HARTFORD, CONN"
Top left, printed in black ink: "150. ACRES / ONE MILE RACE COURSE / FAIR GROUND / CHARTER-OAK / PARK"NotesCartographic note: No scale
Subject note: The streets that make up the Charter Oak Park addition are Grove Street, Dexter Avenue and New Britain Avenue running east-west, and Oakwood, Vanderbilt, Reed, Newfield, Brinley, and Giddings Avenues and Clermont Street running north-south.
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