West Fairmount Park. Profile of Steam Road in Park. [1 sheet], 1877

Item — Shelf: Rolled oversized maps, plans, and drawings

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural plans of the park's various components. Items included in this collection are dated from 1684 to 2015, and range from original survey plans of the park to modern restoration projects. All items included are in English.

Dates

1877

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research. Due to the fragility and historical value of certain documents, certain items may require staff supervision. All decisions will be at the discretion of the staff archivist.

Extent

1 Sheets ; 22 x 201 inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

22 x 201 inches. Graph paper.

General

Plan spans from Belmot Avenue and Elm Avenue to Chamounix.

Annotation on plan reads: "This profile belongs with Plan and Report of Messrs. Scott Phillips & W. Sellers and of Engr. of Construction John D. Estabrook, April 20th 1877, on Steam RR in West Park. Found among plans &c. in Bureau of Surveys March 31, 1890, Saml. L. Smedley, C.E. & S."

Note on verso reads: "Profile of Proposed Double Track Railway in West Park"