Plan of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plan of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.152

Description

Photoreproduction of a lithographed map, page 28 from Beers, Ellis, & Soule atlas, titled: "Plan of / TARRYTOWN / AND / VICINITY / Westchester Co. N.Y.": below written "scale is 20 rods to the inch"; map colored medium and light blue, gold and beige; lines and lettering are in brown; bordered on all sides with scrollwork and foliate cartouches at each corner; map extends from the Hudson River at Paulding Avenue in the lower left corner to the Hudson River at Chas. Smith Brick Yards in the upper left corner, to Mrs. A.D. Moore property on Bedford Avenue in the upper right corner, to "Maple Terrace," property of James H. Benedict in the lower right corner; column containing Tarrytown Business Directory and References runs the length of the right side of the map; including Banks, Builders, Churches, Coal Dealers, Dentists, Druggists, Grocers &c., Hardware, Hotels, Jewellers, Lawyers, Livery Stables, Manufacturers, Markets, Dry Good Merchants, Miscellaneous Dealers, Physicians, Real Estate Office, Saloons, Schools, and Surveyors; References list owners of properties on Main St., Orchard St., and Bird Ave. opp. R.R. Depot; other sites include docks, landings, Croton Aqueduct, Hudson River Rail Road, churches, schools, André Monument, André Brook, property of Robert Hoe, Irving House on Beekman Avenue (J.W. White), Irving Institute, Irving Hall on Orchard Street, sash and blind and molding works, "Rocheaumont" (A.W. Dimock), and Lovatt & Peele Silk Factory.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1970

Notes

Dates: 1870

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

24 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is slightly yellowed throughout; also slight wrinkles and creases throughout; upper right side has a 1/8" horizontal tear; lower left edge has crease; left edge has inherently stained dark yellow.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.78 - Map - Similar item L.2004.79 - Map - Similar item L.2004.77 - Map - Similar item L.2004.151 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Map was copied for Tarrytown Centennial.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28D

Note Type

Department

Note

Library