Proposed Alterations to the Ropkins & Co. Property at 232 Sheldon St., Hartford, Conn.
MakerMade by
John J. McMahon
American, 1875 - 1958
Date1937
MediumDrawings; pencil on tracing paper, lined paper, and graph paper
DimensionsSheet: 18 1/4 x 22in. (46.4 x 55.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionPreliminary drawings for proposed alterations to E.L. Ropkins & Co. brewery include a basement floor plan, a main floor plan, a transverse section, a longitudinal section, a section through the boiler room, and two sketch plans. Proposed reinforcements include concrete slab floors, steel roof trusses, and repairs to stone walls.
Object number2003.29.20.1-.5
Inscribed2003.29.20.1-3 are inscribed lower center, in pencil: "PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO THE ROPKINS & CO. PROPERTY / AT 232 SHELDON ST, HARTFORD, CONN." Wrapper is inscribed in pencil: "E.L. ROPKINS / ALTERATIONS SHELDON ST. (abandoned) /Most of this bldg. burned down in 1941." Other notations indicate dimensions and materials. On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers.NotesSubject Note: Edgar L. Ropkins was the proprietor of Ropkins & Co., a brewery at 232 to 242 Sheldon Street, Hartford. During prohibition, Ropkins & Co., produced Bunny Dry Ale, a non-intoxicating beverage made from malt and hops only. According to a note on the wrapper, the building was destroyed by fire in 1941.
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