Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont

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This collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Richmond, Vermont produced by the Sanborn Company from 1894-1910 to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The insurance maps...
Show moreThis collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Richmond, Vermont produced by the Sanborn Company from 1894-1910 to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The insurance maps provide a detailed record of the village’s development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The maps show the residences, businesses, industries, public buildings, churches and railroad facilities in the central portion of Richmond village. The colored 21 x 25 inch sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroad lines, property boundaries, street numbers, water systems and fire protection measures. Each map set includes a detailed key that lists the symbols used to indicate building features. 1926 and 1939 insurance maps for Richmond are available in UVM Special Collections.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont
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Description: p>This collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Richmond, Vermont produced by the Sanborn Company from 1894-1910 to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The insurance maps provide a detailed record of the village’s development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The maps show the residences, businesses, industries, public buildings, churches and railroad facilities in the central portion of Richmond village. The colored 21 x 25 inch sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroad lines, property boundaries, street numbers, water systems and fire protection measures. Each map set includes a detailed key that lists the symbols used to indicate building features. 1926 and 1939 insurance maps for Richmond are available in UVM Special Collections. More information about Sanborn fire insurance maps is available here - http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/.<
Publisher: University of Vermont Libraries, Center for Digital Initiatives
Contributor: Sanborn Map Company (Creator)
Date: 2013-09-17T15:00:59.057-04:00
Type: Collection
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Identifier: islandora:786, local: Richmondfi
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Language: English
Relation: Fire Insurance Maps of Vermont
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Rights: No known copyright restrictions.

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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont, 1894
Description: The 1894 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. It also includes an inset showing H. C. Gleason’s farm and...
Show moreThe 1894 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. It also includes an inset showing H. C. Gleason’s farm and creamery, located a short distance southwest of the village.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont, 1899
Description: The 1899 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. An inset shows the Vermont Condensed Milk plant.

Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont, 1904
Description: The 1904 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn Map Company to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. Insets show the facilities of manufacturing enterprises, including...
Show moreThe 1904 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn Map Company to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. Insets show the facilities of manufacturing enterprises, including the Richmond Underwear Co., Vermont Condensed Milk, and a lumber company.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Richmond, Vermont, 1910
Description: The 1910 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn Map Company to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The map shows new brick commercial buildings that were erected after...
Show moreThe 1910 fire insurance map sheet for the central part of the village of Richmond, Vermont was produced by the Sanborn Map Company to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The map shows new brick commercial buildings that were erected after a major fire in 1908 destroyed or damaged much of the village center.
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