St. Peter's School, 160 Main Street, Hartford
MakerMade by
John J. McMahon
American, 1875 - 1958
Date1945-1946
MediumDrawings; pencil on tracing paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (sheet height x width): 25 x 30in. (63.5 x 76.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionPlans for the basement and first floor of St. Peter's School, 160 Main Street, Hartford, include classrooms, coatrooms, stairs, exits, toilets, a kitchen, a locker room, storage rooms, and rooms for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. The plan for the layout of carnival booths on the school plaza includes booths, bingo tables, a fence, a flagpole, an elm tree, a driveway, and sidewalks, and indicates the locations of the church and school.
Object number2003.29.5.1-.2
Markings2003.29.5.2 is stamped in black ink, lower right: "JOHN J. MCMAHON / AND / RUSSELL F. HILLS / ARCHITECTS / 187 BARKER STREET / HARTFORD, CONN."Inscribed2003.29.5.1 on recto: In pencil, lower right, "ST. PETER'S SCHOOL / 160 MAIN STREET / REV. J.J. BRODERICK - PASTOR". Other inscriptions indicate the locations and functions of rooms and furnishings and their dimensions.2002.29.5.2 on recto: In pencil, lower center, "PLAN OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL PLAZA / SHOWING LAYOUT FOR CARNIVAL BOOTHS / JUNE 6 1946 / DWG. NO. 1 FILE NO. 479." Other inscriptions indicate the locations of booths and other features and their dimensions.
On verso of both drawings, accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesHistorical Notes: John J. McMahon executed on the architecural plans for the school renovations of St. Peter's School at 160 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut, on 27 September 1945; the plan for the carnival booths on the school plaza was executed sometime prior to 4 June 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)
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