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1 Sanborn Map Abbreviations Linking technology with tradition . Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning A Automobile (usually designates the location of a garage) H PFS H igh pressure fire service H 'dw H ardware A in B Automobile located in basement H ack H ackney or delivery service AS Automatic sprinkler H ardw H ardware Abv Above Ho H otel or house (as used to designate a warehouse). AC S Automatic chemical sprinkler H tr H eater AFA Automatic fire alarm H yd H ydrant Agr Agricultural Appts Apparatus ICRR Illinois C entral R ailroad Apts Apartments Imp Implements Asb C l Asbestos clad Ins Insurance Att'd Attended Insts Instruments Aud'it'm Auditorium Ir C l Iron clad Auto H o Automobile house, or garage K of C K nights of C olumbus B Basement.

2 Boiler or occasionally brick B& S Boots and shoes Lab Laboratory BPO E Benevolent & Protective O rder of Elks Lodg'g Lodging B Sm Blacksmith Luth Lutheran B'ld'g Building Luth'n Lutheran B'lr. Boiler B's't Basement ME M ethodist Episcopal Bak'y Bakery Mach'y M achinery Balc Balcony Mak'r M aker Bap Baptist M anf'y M anufactory or factory Bbl Barrel M dse M erchandise Bbls Barrels M fy M anufactory or factory BE Brick enclosed elevator M ill'y M illinery Bill'ds Billiards M kg M aking Bl Sm Blacksmith Mo M otor Blk Sm Blacksmith Bst Basement NS N ot sprinklered C B C ement brick or concrete block construction OU O pen under C Br c oncrete brick or cement block construction Off O ffice C ap'cy C apacity

3 C arptr C arpenter PO Post office C BET c oncrete enclosed elevator with traps Paint'g Painting C hem C hemical Pat Med Patent medicines C hinaw C hinaware or porcelain Plumb'g Plumbing C hine C hinese Print'g Printing Cl C lad C lo C lothing QH Q uadruple (fire) hydrant Co C ompany C omp C omposition construction ( stucco) or compressor RC R oman C atholic C onc c oncrete R'f Roof C onf'y C onfectionary (candy store) R'm Room C onfec'y C onfectionary (candy store) R ep R epair C onstr'n C onstruction Rep'g R epairing C orp'n C orporation Repos'ry R epository Restr't R estaurant D D welling Rf Roof DH D ouble (fire)

4 Hydrant Rm Room DG D ry goods D rs D octor's office S Store D wg D welling SA Spark arrestor S Vac Store portion of building is vacant E O pen elevator Sal Saloon E Fl Each Floor Sky'ts Skylights El Electric Sm Smith, as in gunsmith or blacksmith Elec Electrician Sm H o Smokehouse E ng Engine Sp'k'l'rs Sprinklers E nt Entertainment St'ge Storage Episc'l Episcopal St'y Story E SC Elevator with self-closing traps Sta Station ET Elevator with traps Stat'y Stationery Exch T elephone exchange E xpr Express (as used to designate a delivery service) TH Triple (fire) hydrant Tel Telephone F Flat (as used to designate a delivery service)

5 Tenem'ts Tenements FA Fire alarm T ESC T ile enclosed elevator with self-closing traps FE Fire escape T inw T inware F Pump Fire pump Trimm'g Trimming Fill'g Sta Filling station, or gas station Fl Floor U Upright Fr Attic Frame constructed attic Up Upright Frat Fraternity VP Vertical pipe Fur Furnishings Furn'g Furnishings Vac Vacant Furne Furniture Ven'd Veneered Ven'r'd Veneered G AR G rand Army of the R epublic GT G asoline tank W W are, as in warehouse or wareroom G al G allery WC W ater closet or toilet G all G allery WG W ire glass skylights G all'y G allery W Ho W arehouse Gen'l G eneral (as used to designate a general store) W PA W orks Progress Administration G ents Gentlemen's W 'ks Works Greas'g Greasing W hol W holesale Gro G rocery or groceries W kg W orking W oodwkg W oodworking Environmental Data Resources, Inc.

6 Your one-stop shop for environmental risk management data. phone: fax: web: Sanborn Map Legend Linking technology with tradition . TILE 1st BRICK 1st Fire proof construction M ixed construction of C .B. M ANSAR D R OO F. and brick with one wall of W indow opening in PYROBAR 1st (OR FIR E R ESIST IV E C O N ST 'N ) first story. solid brick. DOTS REPRESENT OPENINGS, W indow openings in ADOBE Adobe building STEMS INDICATE STORIES, second and third stories. M ixed construction of C .B.. and brick with one wall faced COUNTING FROM LEFT TO W indow openings in HEIGHT OF BUILD- (BR.)

7 FACED ) with 4 brick. RIGHT, LOOKING TOWARD second, fourth stories. ING IN FEET FROM. GROUND TO Stone building BUILDING W indows with wired ROOF LINE M ixed construction of C .B. glass. and brick throughout.. ( ) c oncrete , lime cinder or cement brick W indows with iron or tin clad shutters. ( ) H ollow concrete or cement block const'n W indow openings tenth E O pen elevator. to twenty-second stories (CONC.) c oncrete or reinforced concrete const'n 6 (TILE) T ile building W ater pipes and size in inches. FE Frame enclosed elevator.

8 NUMBER OF Brick building with frame cornice 6 (PRIVAT E) W ater pipes of private supply ET Frame enclosed elevator with traps. STORIES 4 ESC Frame enclosed elevator with self closing traps. TWO STORIES 2B. AND BSMT COM- POSITION ROOF.. Brick building with stone front 2. D. H ouse numbers shown nearest to buildings are official or actually CBET c oncrete block enclosed elevator with traps. up on buildings. TESC. o T ile enclosed elevator with self closing traps. Brick building with frame side O ld house numbers shown fur- BE Brick enclosed elevator with wired glass door.

9 SHINGLE ROOF X (D IV ID ED BY FRAME PART IT ION ). thest from buildings. 5. (VEND) Brick veneered building IR. CH . Block I ron chimney BRICK 1 ST. Brick and frame building number. I ron chimney FRAME, BRICK LINED Frame building, brick lined A fire-resistive building built in V ertical pipe or (W IT H SPARK. ARREST OR). FP-1962 1962 with concrete walls and IR. C H . stand pipe. F = FLAT S = STORE Frame building, metal clad (conc.). reinforced concrete frame, floors Brck. chmny. A-I-a D = DWELLING Frame building and roof.

10 AFA Automatic fire alarm. 15. G round ele- vation A in B =AUTO. IN BSMT Iron building A fire-resistive building built in V ertical LOFT. Tenant building occupied by various manufac- steam boiler ( ). turing or occupancies FPX-1962. (METAL PANELS). 1962 with metal panel walls, indi- IEP I ndependent electric . G asoline tank Frame building covered with asbestos E-2-b rectly protected steel frame, con- plant. NONCOMB CEIL'S. NON COMBUSTIBLE crete floors and roof on metal ( ) O pen under ROOF COVERING OF Brick building with brick or metal cornice METAL, SLATE, TILE OR lath, noncombustible ceilings.