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According to the Key in "Fire insurance maps in the Library of
Congress," 1981, F stands for Flat.

Daniel T. Seldin
Map Cataloger
Technical Services Department
Indiana University
Main Library E350
1320 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-3907
(812)855-2059
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Italic Capital F = Flat

Italic Capital S = Store

Italic Capital D = Domicile

Alice C. Hudson
Chief, Map Division
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library
The New York Public Library
5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117
New York, NY 10018-2788

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http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
           under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
                                             - Nelson Henderson

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Angela:  "F" is for flat.  Also, if you do a Google search on "sanborn
maps legend" there are several sites that have pdf files displaying the
legend. -- Gwen Curtis


At 03:17 PM 11/8/2004 -0500, you wrote:

 > -------- Original Message --------
 > Subject:        Sanborn map building codes
 > Date:   Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:07:43 -0600
 > From:   Angela Lee <[log in to unmask]>
 > To:     maps-l (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]>
 >
 >
 >
 > Hi all-
 >
 > I'm trying to decipher the codes on a Sanborn map for a residential area
 > of St Paul, MN.  Most of the buildings have a "D" (for dwelling, I
 > believe), but a few are marked "F".  Does anyone know what "F" is, or
 > have a legend?
 >
 > thanks,
 > ***********************************
 > Angela Lee
 > ESRI Education Programs
 > 880 Blue Gentian Rd, Suite 200
 > St Paul, MN  55121-1596
 > 651-994-0823
 > [log in to unmask]
 > www.esri.com/libraries


Gwen Curtis ([log in to unmask])
Pirtle Geological Sciences Library and Map Collection
410 King Library Addition
University of Kentucky Libraries
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
(859) 257-1853

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