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City of Hartford Engine House #3

ArchitectDesigned by Whiton & McMahon American

ArchitectDesigned by John J. McMahon American, 1875 - 1958

ArchitectDesigned by Frank W. Whiton

Date1913

MediumDrawings, blueprints; ink on paper, cyanotype on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 32 1/8 x 24 1/4in. (81.6 x 61.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.

DescriptionDrawings include plans for plot, first floor, second floor, and a section of transverse looking west. Plans include Pearl Street, South Ann Street, African M.E. Zion Society, City of Hartford, Young Men's Christian Association, The Hartford Manufacturing Company, skylight, present toilet, new private office, new business office and unlabeled rooms. Also, sections of new opening, hoisting beam to be removed, new sheathing and present doors. Scale for drawings are 1" = 1'0" and 1/4" = 1'0".

Object number2004.62.54.1-.3

MarkingsOn verso, upper right, an imprint in first floor plan, in black ink stamp; "BLUE AND BLACK / PRINTS / AT SHORT NOTICE. / ANY SIZE - ANY QUANTITY / JOSEPH MERRIT / 68 PROSPECT ST., HARTFORD, CONN.".InscribedOn recto, lower center, in cyanotype; "MAP OF ENGINE HOSUE PROPERTY". On recto, lower left, in black ink; "ALTERATION TO NO 3's HOUSE / HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT / JAN 25, 1913. / 151". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of building, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: As of July 2004, the building is believed to not be standing on the corner of Temple and Market Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

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