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Subject:        re sanborn "c"
Date:   Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:35:49 -0400
From:   Edith A. Scarletto <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Blake,

My Sanborn key says that "c" stands for commercial when referring to land use.  It is in the section with R for residential, and for changes after 5/69.

Also, Framing structural code could be C, protected steel frame.

Or, Roof code structural code  C, Incombustible composition boards with or without insulation. Masonry or metal tiles.

The dates on the key are 5-62.

If you want more clarification, let me know, I could send you a scanned copy of the key.

Edith


In reply to:
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

Edith Scarletto
Head, Map Library
Liaison Librarian for Geography & Geology
Libraries & Media Services
Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242
330.672.1674am/330.672.2017pm