Water Department Building, Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
Whiton & McMahon
American
ArchitectDesigned by
John J. McMahon
American, 1875 - 1958
ArchitectDesigned by
Frank W. Whiton
Date1924
MediumBlueprints; cyanotype on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 28 3/4 x 30 5/8in. (73 x 77.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionBlueprints include plans for foundation, basement, first floor, attic and roof, first floor framing, basement heating, first floor heating and elevations for front (north), rear (south), revised rear, side (west) and side (east). Also, sections of sewer lines, garage, coal bunker, garage trusses, waiting rooms and general office. Plans include topography, stock storage, blacksmith shop, repair shop, carpenter shop, garage, boiler room, engineer room, stable, stock storage, monitor, manager's office, drafting and cost accounting, meter's and pipe fittings, blueprint room, hay loft, attic storage, tar felt and slag roof, attic storage and property line. Elevations show a one story, 15 bay building with skylight. The building features ten paired windows with round arch transom and an entrance with Doric columns and pediment. The columns divide windows, with roundels in center bay. The skylight has a hipped roof, while the building has flanking chimneys. Scale for drawings is 1/8" = 1'0", 1/4" = 1'0" and 3/4" = 1'0".
Object number2004.62.60.1-.62
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in cyanotype; "BUILDING ON HOMESTEAD AVENUE FOR / WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF HARTFORD / 314 / drawing number / MAY 1 1924". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of buildings, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: As of August 2004, the building was no longer standing on Homestead Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut.On View
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