English: Insurance Map of Boston, Volume I, 1867, by D. A. Sanborn, C. E. Sheet 13, showing part of downtown Boston and the Boston waterfront.
The index to the atlas is located here.
Legend:
Brick, Stone or Iron Warehouses
S
Brick or Stone Dwellings with Store under
Frame Buildings - except Spec'l Hazard
Brick or Stone Special Hazard
Brick, with Frame Front or Side
º
Slate or Metal Roof, marked thus
┬
Fire Walls, 6 inches above roof
╤
Fire Walls, 12 inches above roof
1
Heavy Line Exterior Walls - protected by Iron Shutters
┼
Window Opening in 1st Story
╪
Window Opening in 2d Story
2
12
Reference to adjoining Sheets
A
Fire or coped walls; metal roof; iron shutters
B
Deficient in one of the above particulars
C
Deficient in two of the above particulars
D
Deficient in all of the above particulars
- ^1 Three lines mark fire walls, 18 inches above roof.
- ^2 Three lines mark window opening in 1st & 3d story. Four lines mark window opening in 1st and 4th story.
Numbers on the outside of buildings represent the building street address. Numbers on the interior of buildings represent number of stories.
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