Connecticut Historical Society collection 2012.312.129 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Dateafter 1882

MediumLithography; black printer's ink on laid paper, on Japanese paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 19 7/8 x 24 1/8in. (50.5 x 61.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 7/8 x 24 1/8in. (50.5 x 61.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 19 7/8 x 24 1/8in. (50.5 x 61.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of part of Ridgefield, Connecticut, extending from Round Pond to the north, Branchville to the east, the town line of Wilton to the south, and the state border of New York to the west. Residences and businesses are marked on the map with black squares, next to which are the owners' names. Some, but not all, of the roads are labeled. The Ridgefield branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs east-west to the station in Branchville, and the Norwalk River runs north-south through Branchville.

Object number2012.312.129

InscribedRecto, left side, printed in black ink: "BUSINESS DIRECTORY / AUT[illegible] H.E. BA[illegible] / AUTO SUPPLIES. GEO. [illegible] / CARRIAGE REPAIRS M [illegible] / CLOTHING Ladies and Gents / COAL AND BUILDERS SUPPLIE[illegible] [illegible] ENNEDY and SONS / COAL AND WOOD S.S. DENTO[illegible] / CONFECTIONERY AND RESTAURANT GEO. I. ABBOTT / DRUGS AND STATIONERY. H.P. BISSELL / DRY GOODS AND SHOES. BRUNDAGE AND BENEDICT / ELECTRICIAN T.W. BENED[illegible] / FLORIST AND NURSERY GEO. DAVIES / FURNITURE AND ANTIQUES [illegible] / GENL. MERCHANDISE [illegible] / HORSE SHOEING. W.H. GA[illegible] / THE ELMS INN MRS J.H. PERRY, PROP. / LIVERY AND REAL ESTATE. ADAMS AND KEELER / LUMBER DEALERS. OSBORN AND GILBERT / PAINTING AND DECORATING. JOHN MULLE[illegible] / PLUMBING AND HEATING GEO. H. WHITLOCK [illegible] / REAL ESTATE T.C. [illegible] / SHOES W.S. GILBERT / TAILOR AND HABERDASHER L. JOFFEE / SURVEYOR [illegible]R. MINOR SO. NORWALK"

Map Transcription
Names of the property owners on the map include:
On West Mountain Road and the nearby streets that are not specified with a unique name (around the Pond and near to the New York State border; more to the north):
J. Buckley (occurs three times), A. Sarles, J. Rockwell, D. L. Stone (occurs twice), Miss Stewart, W. H. Boardman, W. Bunner, Dr. J. G. Perry (occurs twice), Mrs. B. Burt, W. Davis, A. C. Fraser (occurs twice), J. H Lynch (occurs four times; the properties are located near each other), T. Jennings, Dr. B. Emmett (occurs twice), Mrs. M. Barrett, L. Sarles, Mrs. M. Lockwood, J. P. Bailey, E. Bouton, C. G. Knapp. Rascoe, S. S. Mead, W. H. Bradley

On Peaceable Street and the nearby streets that are not specified with a unique name (near to the New York State border and around the Ridgefield Country Club):
F. Keller, H. Ferguson, F. M. Bacon (occurs four times), W. Brown, Mrs. R. Hitt, Mrs. H. Denton, Misses Moore, Mrs. E. Brown, S. S. Denton, T. Potter, S. E. Nichols, A. J. Carhall (?), R. R. Co., A. H. Higgins, Mrs. H. L. Thomas, L. Beekwith (?), A. B. Quisholm (?)

On South Salem Road:
W. Pinchbeck, R. W. Keeler, J. Lawrence, B. H. Northrop, C. M. Perry, Miss Dempsey (occurs twice), Mrs. H. Keller

On Cedar Lane:
B. Torrell

On West Lane:
Dr. Shelton (occurs three times; has property across the NY State borderline), J. E. Brown (occurs twice), G. G. Haven (occurs twice) Mrs. Stevens, Miss Dempsey, J. Brophy, J. A. Mitchell, F. E. Lewis (occurs twice), Mrs. J. Gilbert, J. Conners, J. Shea, J. B. Smith, Olmsted

On Silver Spring Road:
F. E. Lewis, Mrs. C. Bennett, W. B. Hoyt, S. Remington, W. E. Ritch, J. Burr, J. C. Many, R. Mansfield, E. Hoyt, E. Smith, S. Remington

On Barry Avenue (connecting to the West Mountain Road as the road gets closer to the NY State border) and the nearby streets that are not specified with a unique name:
Miss G. Phelan, A. Keeler, N. Keeler (or H. Keeler?), D. McKee, F. R. Olmsted, J. Knoche, Mrs. F. Remington, B. Keeler, W. Keeler, M. T. McGlynn, Mrs. H. Lockwood, M. McGlynn, Mrs. T. McGlynn, J. S. Gillum, H. Ward (occurs twice), G. I. Abbott, Est. J. F. Holmes, C. McGlynn, R. C. Barry, S. Mead Est., C. B. Workhouse (?), H. Martin, E. Brown, F. Bedicht (?), M. Rittueb (?), J. Benedict, E. Wilson, Mrs. Valdea

On Bryon Avenue and the streets that are connected to the avenue:
B. Cot, J. Mitchell, D. Watt, W. Bunker, E. E. Mead, E. Smith, C. L. Sherwood. G. Johnson, E. Davis, W. Bailey, F. Brundage, Mss. M. Wale, J. Morgan. Mrs. L. Valdea, A. Davis

On High Ridge Avenue and the nearby streets that are not specified with a unique name (also a split from the West Mountain Road):
Mrs. Reid, G. M. Nash, L. Davis, J. Hibbary, Mrs. L. Bigel, C. S. Nash, C. Bassett, Mrs. Olmsted, A. G. Hoyt, F. Lerson (?), M. Dolan, M. Gallagher, G. Labarr, A. Rich, Mrs. M. Nickerson, J. Hibbart, N. S. Hibbart, H. Ingersoll, Mrs. J. D. Beers, E. Holt, T. Wilson, W. P. Beers, Mrs. Dann, Dr. Bryon (occurs twice), Mrs. Penason, W. E. Tolles, J. L. Benedict, P. Avery (F. Avery?), H. H. Gilbert, Est. J. Enright, Est. W. E. Casey, H. Gilbert, I. U. Mead, Mr. S. E. Finch, De. W. Reynolds, Mrs. Finch, Maj. MacDonald, C. Whitford, E. Masten, S. S. Denton (occurs twice), E. Brophy, S. D. Keeler, H. Porter, Chisholm, Miss. E. Havnard (?), Holt (?), E. P. Dutton, C. A. Hamilton, B. Hepburn, Mrs. Gre, W. A. Jenner, M. D. Hawkes, J. Seymour, Mrs. Cold, E. Beach, F. E. Lewis, C. F. Hoyt, T. Kiarmen (?), E. Bouton (occurs twice), T. Haight, H. Eileneteh (?), J. Mulleh, Mrs. Woodhouse, J. Connell, La Boutilliers, P. MacCarthy, Miss M. Johnson, Clark, C. Northrop, J. Conran, H. Smith Est.

Around the Titticus Cemetery and its vicinity:
J. Sampston (occurs twice), G. Brundhge (?), Pierpont, A. F. Rascoe, W. Rascoe, D. Chidlow, E. E. Light, G. Huber, Dr. R. Lowe, C. H. Bennett, Mrs. F. Wilson, W. Swanston, E. J. Roach, M. A. Russell, Mrs. Pherson, A. B. Gilbert, D. S. Cree (?), Mrs. Btrnnan, Mrs. H. Mead, J. S. Whitlock, Mrs. L. Valden, P. Smith, G. Bennett, Mrs. L. W. Abbott, Mrs. R. Stebbins, J. F. Kennedy, F. Peck, Mrs. F. Beers, D. C. Balter, W. Rascoe, E. L. Phelon (?), Mrs. A. W. Waite, Partrick (?), Dr. Cocks, G. Knapp (?), Mrs. H. L. Bouton, Dr. J. W. Cox, Dr. Cox, Mrs. J. A. Keeler, E. W. Butler, J. Hilcoyne (?), D. S. Gage, R. R. Co, Nesbit, Keeler, Mrs. Steichs (?), J. L. Daucht, M. McGlynn, O. Spragus, P. L. Cary, C. Hoyt. B. Crouchley, H. Stevens, R. R. Co. Nichols, P. Hornig, L. Beckwith, C. Stevens, Mrs. A. Stevens

On Danbury Road:
M. Whitlock, J. Kennedy, C. Rockalenn, G. I. Haight, F. S. Bates, M. Scalip, H. Steele, H. F. Wheeler, C. A. Cornen (occurs three times), G. G. Scott, H. D. Hull, J. S. Sturges (?), E. H. Lockwood,

On Main Street:
S. S. Denton, J. H. Perry, G. Newton, Thayer, Mrs. Reid, G. M. Olcott "Casagno", G. Gilbert, Mrs. J. H. Perry. H. P. Nash, H. Ingersoll, R. R. Sta, W. C. Barhite (?), Dr. W. H. Allee, Mrs. J. R. Mills, Mrs. S. Hawley, Mrs. H. E. Hawley, Ms. H. D. Smith, Ms. J. Smith, Miss. N C. Walker, G. Rockwell, S. D. Keeler, Mrs. J.H. King, Mrs. D. S. Ecleston (?), Miss Stone, S. D. Keeler, A. H Storer, M. Carey, E. A. Hoyet, C. F. Hoyt, Mrs. E. H. Hoyt, Mrs. G. H. Smillie, Miss G Cushman, Mrs. M. E. Cushman, Dr. Cady, J. D. Butler, Mrs. Colt, J. S. Keeler, Adams and Keeler, Mrs. Benedict, S. Denton

Wilton Road:
C. Hoyt, H. Travis, Mrs.S. E. Gilbert, B. Hull, J. Cumming, H. Thomas, A. Northrop, U. G. Gay

Flat Rock Road:
H. M. Thomas, R. Seymour, Mrs. Cecil, P. MacCarty, Dr. Schaffer, J. P. Seymour, N. G. Sturges, C. Hoyt, Mrs. Johnson, W. F. Wilkinson, H. Smith Est. J. Clark

Around the Norwalk River:
W. H. Smith, H. H. Bates, H. Seeley, J. Brave, L. M. Starr, H. Moran, A. E. Scott, J. H. Burr, L. W. Barhite, J. C. Westervelt, A. E. Geoppler, B. Bain, Mulligan, H. Sanford, E. M. Talbot, Mrs. Wright, G. A. Knox, R. Bennett, S. J. Benedict, P. Tolina, P. D'Beiuglo (?), Mrs. M. Banks, L. C. Mead, B. Gruman, M. Blackman, J. Downes, C. Winter, B. Beardsley, Mrs. H. Blackman, A. Lindstrom, Col. Meier, L. M. Starr, Col. E. D. Meier, Mrs. G. Elounsbury, F. Lee, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Lockwood, T. G. Hoyt, Mrs. Benedict, Mrs. Hibbart, W. A. Gilbert, F. W. Shuberry

On Branchville Road and the roads around it:
Coley, E. R. Biddle, J. S. Bloomer, H. S. Griems (occurs seven times just around this area), J. T. White, R. A. King, G. W. Owens, H. Marples, C. G. Coggswell, J. A. Weir, W. Allen, Fowler, C. A. Johnson, Mrs. T. Mead, C. H. Burdett, Mrs. F. Beers, Mrs. L. C. Mead, S. Beers, L. Mead Est. Mrs. Godfrey, B. Sherwood. Schneider, J. Schneider, V. Britting, Mrs. J. E. Dutton, R. Dunn, W. Phillips Est., J. Schneider, M. Markham, E. Sweeney, R. F. Bunner, M. C. Keeler, M. Keeler, T. Chatterton, C. Davis, Jelliff, Dr. Savage, Hiron, H. M. Keeler, W. KeelerNotesCartographic Note: No scale

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