Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont

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This collection contains large-scale maps of Winooski, Vermont produced by the Sanborn Company from 1884-1919 to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The fire insurance maps provide a...

Two falls on the Winooski River provided power that allowed the village of Winooski to become a small industrial center. The insurance maps focus on the extensive textile mills and manufacturing works located along the Winooski River, as well as the residences, commercial buildings, churches, and other structures that surrounded the industrial complexes.

The colored 21 x 25 inch map sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroads, property boundaries, street numbers, water systems, and fire protection. Each map set includes a detailed key that lists the symbols used to indicate building features. The 1889-1919 sets include an index sheet showing the mapped area and sheet numbers, a list of streets and addresses, and a “specials index” of businesses and organizations.

Later Winooski insurance maps (1926, 1942, 1960 and 1978) are available in UVM Special Collections.

More information about Sanborn fire insurance maps is available here - http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/.

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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont
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Description: This collection contains large-scale maps of Winooski, Vermont produced by the Sanborn Company from 1884-1919 to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The fire insurance maps provide a detailed record of Winooski’s development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Two falls on the Winooski River provided power that allowed the village of Winooski to become a small industrial center. The insurance maps focus on the extensive textile mills and manufacturing works located along the Winooski River, as well as the residences, commercial buildings, churches, and other structures that surrounded the industrial complexes. The colored 21 x 25 inch map sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroads, property boundaries, street numbers, water systems, and fire protection. Each map set includes a detailed key that lists the symbols used to indicate building features. The 1889-1919 sets include an index sheet showing the mapped area and sheet numbers, a list of streets and addresses, and a “specials index” of businesses and organizations. Later Winooski insurance maps (1926, 1942, 1960 and 1978) 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:789, local: Winooskifi
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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 Winooski, Vermont, 1884
Description: The 1884 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches,...
Show moreThe 1884 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches, residences, and commercial buildings in the village center.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1889
Description: The 1889 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches,...
Show moreThe 1889 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches, residences, and commercial buildings in the village center.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1894
Description: The 1894 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches,...
Show moreThe 1894 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches, residences, and commercial buildings in the village center.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1899
Description: The 1899 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches,...
Show moreThe 1899 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn-Perris Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the churches, residences, and commercial buildings in the village center. The maps also document the damage to the mills and other buildings caused by the 1898 fire east of Main Street between the Winooski River and Canal Street.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1904
Description: The 1904 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the residential and commercial...
Show moreThe 1904 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River and the residential and commercial buildings in the village center.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1909
Description: The 1909 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River, commercial buildings, and the...
Show moreThe 1909 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River, commercial buildings, and the expanding residential areas.
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Title: Fire Insurance Maps of Winooski, Vermont, 1919
Description: The 1919 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River, commercial buildings, and the...
Show moreThe 1919 fire insurance map sheets for Winooski, Vermont were produced by the Sanborn Map Co. to give fire insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties. The maps document the extensive mill complexes along the Winooski River, commercial buildings, and the expanding residential areas. Insets show Fannie Allen Hospital and St. Michael’s College, located about a mile northeast of the village.
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