GENERAL JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD'S FARM PROPERTY

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2006.6

Description

Hand drawn aerial view of Montgomery Place and environs, July, 1935; title appears in center top as follows: GENERAL JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD / FARM PROPERTY / BARRYTOWN, NY;" scale and date appear below title; vertical arrow bisects map and is flanked by tiny arrows; left of arrow are tiny rectangular and square drawings (most with numbers within the drawing) of "MAIN DWELLING," "POWER HOUSE," "BATH HOUSES," "SQUSH (sic) COTTAGE," "TOOL SHED," "ICE HOUSE," "GARDENER'S COTTAGE," "GARDERNER'S GARAGE," "SHED," "TOILET," "MAIN GARAGE," "TOOL SHED," "GREENHOUSE;" also "MAIN BARN," "CREAMERY/ & CORN / CRIB," "FARM HOUSE," "SWISS COTTAGE," "NORTH COTTAGE," "PUMP HOUSE," "BROODER HOUSES," "SPUR COTTAGE," "LUMBER SHED," "METAL GARAGE," "IMPLEMENT SHED," "BULL PEN," "FERT SHED," HOG HOUSE," "TILE SILO," "HEN HOUSE;" roads include "TO ANNANDALE" and "TO BARRYTOWN; "SAWKILL RIVER" bisects road on right side; "AUTO SHED," "DWELLING / FORMERLY SIMMON'S STORE," "BARN" appears on right side; "FRANK & DUBOIS / INSURANCE / 90 JOHN ST., N.Y. / WM. A. LOOCK / INSPECTOR" appears on bottom left corner; writing is in black ink, structures are predominantly in yellow paint, with exception of two pale blue and one tiny green, and one yellow that is outlined in pale green with an orange attachment; river is pale blue lines; entire map framed by a single black line; "Montgomery Place / map of location of buildings / approximate made by / Frank & Dubois for / insurance purposes." written in ink at bottom of reverse.

Made/Created

Date made

1935

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/8 in

Width

23 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 23 in. (41 x 58.4 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Paint

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper discolored but intact; small diagonal tear top center edge; minor tears along bottom right edge; surface dirt; reverse has remnants of affixing material; vertical lines along bottom of page and long horizontal stain mark near top, from right inwards, left upper corner has black smudge marks.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Frank & Dubois

Notes

Surveyor

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27C

Note Type

Department

Note

Library