forwarded from h-histgeog ... is anyone familiar with this lone C symbol
on Sanborns?? Reply to list and Blake at his email below ...

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Subject:        Sanborn map abbreviations
Date:   Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:27:45 -0600
From:   Sam Otterstrom <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:       maps-l
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From: Blake Gumprecht [[log in to unmask]]
Date sent: 11 Apr 2007

Hi:

Does anyone know what the designation "C" on a building means on Sanborn
maps? It isn't explained on various Sanborn keys I possess.

An undergraduate in my historical geography class is working on a
landscape history of a Maine beachfront area. In examining Sanborns for
his study area, some houses are labeled "D" for dwelling, but others are
labeled "C."
He has suggested that perhaps "C" means cottage, but if that's true,
he's not clear what the distinction is between a dwelling and a cottage.
If "C" does mean cottage, could it be that the Sanborn Co. labeled
houses as cottages if they were only seasonal residences?

Any insights would be appreciated.

Regards,

Blake Gumprecht

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Blake Gumprecht
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of New Hampshire