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St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church, Hartford

ArchitectDesigned by John J. McMahon American, 1875 - 1958

MediumDrawings, blueprints; pencil on paper, cyanotype on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 20 7/8 x 36 3/8in. (53 x 92.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.

DescriptionDrawings include plans for foundation, main floor, balcony, boiler room, basement, first floor, choir loft, entrance, cellar, temporary roof, toilets and elevations of east side, south side, north side, rear side, exterior wall facings. Also sections of A-A, B, E and detail of cross sanctuary, altar, slabs, wall, south face stone, front face stone, cornice for main section of basement, lantern and cross. Plans include boiler room, hall, stage, buffet, foyer, check room, sanctuary, vestry, suspended ceiling and truss space, boy's closet, existing cellar, new floor joists, brick chimney, basement church and compass. Elevations show a five bay, one story pressed brick building with ashphalt shingle gable roof and diagonal paned double hung sash windows. The building also features wood louvres, wood cornice, beveled course line and a temporary wood frame lantern with galvanized sheet metal. The building is 14 bays deep with variations of a hipped or gable roof. Sections of buffet, foyer, toilet and asphalt shingles. Scale for drawings is 1/2" = 1'0", 1/4" = 1'0", 3" = 1'0" and 1 1/2" = 1'0".

Object number2004.62.101.1-.52

MarkingsOn verso, lower left, in black stamp or blue pencil; "RECEIVED (date) / APPROVED (date) / JOHN J McMAHON, ARCHITECT / By (signature) JJMcM".InscribedOn recto, lower right, in pencil or cyanotype; "ST MICHAEL'S UKRANIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH / 125 WETHERSFIELD AVENUE HARTFORD CONN / 526". On recto, lower right, in cyanotype; "SCHERER STEEL COMPANY / PO BOX 1271 HARTFORD, CONN. PHONES 2-3301, 32-3272, 8-3884". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of building, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: As of July 2004, building was still located on Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut.

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