Plan of Old Orphan Asylum, Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
Whiton & McMahon
American
ArchitectDesigned by
John J. McMahon
American, 1875 - 1958
ArchitectDesigned by
Frank W. Whiton
Date1925
MediumDrawings; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 24 1/2 x 32 3/8in. (62.2 x 82.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionDrawings include plans for first, second floor and detail for types of windows. Plans include kindergarten, class rooms, veranda, office, corridor, library, hall, elevator, desk details and fire escape. Details of types of windows include plate glass with lancet transom lights. Scale for drawings is 1/8" = 1' 0".
Object number2004.62.52.1-.2
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil; "PRESENT PLAN OF / EXISTING ORPHAN ASYLUM BLD'G / PUTNAM ST / FOR THE SOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS / HARTFORD CONN". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of buildings, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: The orphan asylum was on the site of the current Burns School at Russ and Putnam Streets in Hartford, Connecticut. Someone who used to play in the empty building in the 1920s said he thought the orphan asylum was owned by "the church".On View
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