Gift of the Arizona Historical Society, 2003.339.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Zone Map, Darien, Connecticut

SurveyorSurveyed by Charles P. Rumpf American, 1887 - 1975

SurveyorSurveyed by Walter A. Bates American, 1892 - 1980

Date1952

MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 x 19 1/8in. (68.6 x 48.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 38 x 25in. (96.5 x 63.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Arizona Historical Society

DescriptionMap of Darien, Connecticut, with New Canaan to the north, Norwalk to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and Stamford to the west. The map shows five different zones: A-A-A residence zone, A-A residence zone, A residence zone, B residence zone, and business zone. The zones are denoted with lines running in different directions. Streets are labeled. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs through the town. On the back are the zoning regulations for Darien for 1952.

Object number2003.339.0

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in black ink: "Connecticut Historical Society / Library"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "ZONE MAP / DARIEN / CONNECTICUT"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "REVISED TO Jan. 3, 1952 / AND OFFICIALLY ADOPTED / [illegible signature] / CHAIRMAN TOWN PLAN & ZONING COMMISSION"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "COMPILED 1940 BY CHAS. P. RUMPF, C.E. DARIEN, CONN. / REVISED TO JUNE 2, 1950 BY WALTER A. BATES, LIS. PROF. ENGR. / REVISED TO JAN. 1952 BY HSE"

Verso, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "Frederick P. Clark / 19 Hill St. / Rye, N.Y. Rye 7-2945"

Top, printed in black ink: "Zoning Regulations for the Town of Darien, Connecticut / Town Plan and Zoning Commission / 1952"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 1/8 inches equals 1/4 mile

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