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Church of the Sacred Heart, Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield

MakerMade by John J. McMahon American, 1875 - 1958

Date1938

MediumPhotostats on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 24 3/4in. (41.9 x 62.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.

DescriptionDesigns for an Italianate church include a basement floor plan, a main floor plan, a gallery and ceiling plan, plans showing roof construction, a rear elevation, a front elevation, a south side elevation, and several sections. The building includes a sanctuary, vestibule, baptistery, sacristy, side chapels, nave and choir gallery. Steel beams support the tower, belfy, and deck. There is a slate roof; louvered dormers; and pitch, felt and slag roofing. Details include steel and iron stairs and radiator recesses. Several plans show the arrangement of trusses supporting the roof.

Object number2003.29.29.1-.10

InscribedOn recto, in photostat, lower center, "CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART / WEHTERSFIELD, CONN. / THE REV. GEORGE MCGRADY, PASTOR." Other notations indicate building parts, instructions, and materials.
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers.

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