[MassHistPres] Sanborn maps

[Ward Hamilton]

Thank you, everyone, for your help.

A, B and C are covered porches. This matches up exactly with what we
already know about the house.

D indicates that this portion of the house is one story, as opposed to the
2.5 indicated elsewhere. This also matches perfectly.

E and F indicate fireproof roof covering materials, tin and slate. In
this case we know the house had a slate roof from 1885 to 1967.

I think we can safely assume that the low-sloped roof was flat-lock tin
sheet metal. If not, perhaps a symbol would indicate otherwise.

Thanks, again, to all who responded.




Ward Hamilton
Chairman
Melrose Historical Commission

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 4:55 PM Ward Hamilton <melrosehistcomm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Looking for help identifying symbols on part of a Sanborn map. None of the
> keys found via Google were helpful. I've attached the image to this email.
> If unavailable as an attachment let me know and I will send to you. Thank
> you.
>
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> Ward Hamilton
> Chairman
> Melrose Historical Commission
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