maps is to provide essential details that can help inform restoration decisions. For instance, on Comstock House, Elliott's own home, an adjacent garage on the property presented "some serious structural issues that needed prompt attention," he says, in turn raising questions about the outbuilding's origins. "I needed to know whether I should approach it as a historical restoration." By studying the available Sanborn maps for his area-1904, 1908, and 1937-Elliott confirmed several things. First, the garage was not original to the house-it was built later, sometime between 1908 and 1937. One could then rule out the possibility that it was an existing carriage house later converted to a garage, as its probable construction dates correspond to the introduction of the affordable automobile. Second, and more curiously, Elliott noticed that the building had its = own half address (76714), which corresponded to the main house's 767 street number. Although Elliott still has more research to do-"Does that half 1 address impact a possible future conversion from outbuilding to'granny he wonders-he calls this quick research project "a perfect unit?" example of how useful the maps can be." In addition to helping uncover invisible changes that have hap- pened to a property over time, Sanborn maps also can clarify visible changes that seem out of place. Carl Nittinger, a historic preservationist in New Jersey, relays a story about a double house in Haddonfeld, New Jersey, with symmet- rical detailing. While the local historic preservation commission ap- proved the reconstruction of a front porch on one side of the Queen Anne structure, something was slightly off about its appearance compared to the other side. Part of the problem lay in the fact that the porch was built in con- crete, instead of a more authentic wood decking system, but Nittinger also noticed that the porch seemed to protrude from the building in an "acutely apparent" way. "I consulted the historic Sanborn map of the neighborhood and found that the footprint was not consistent with the original roof, and the new, angular replacement porch extended 5 beyond the Sanborn footprint," he reports. "It's a good example of 3 howa restoration project could have been executed in a historically correct way by consulting the Sanborn." CC 4 On another level, the original Sanborn maps are handsome ;· objects in and of themselves. All colored by hand in the Sanborn E home office, some maps show richly detailed and dense city streets, 8 while others seem almost abstract in their careful register of sparser Z 8 industrial tracts. i The insurance division of the Sanborn Company is long gone, i having evolved into a provider of data for geographic information 5 system (GIS) mapping services. Yet Sanborn's early maps remain, not just as tools, but also as vivid links to the pasf,LA g William Richards Find linkstosomeof thebest digital Sanborn UJ databases in the country. 5 is a writer based in W 1 Richmond, Virginia, cona : and editor ofInform: 0 3 Architecture and Design in the Mid.Atlantic. Reading the Key All Sanborn maps provide a key, which 232 K]217 E can be found at the beginning of a boundvolume. Through a combination of tprf;stfudial; graphic symbols, universal signs (such as a Bild building with mewl comict thick Greek cross to designate a hosp'tai), · . frame . 9-/AN . h . . aide and text, these keys will help you decpher . U . stone front everything in the pages that follow. bick special Colors in the early maps will always tell you building material; in later black-and white folios, text is used to indicate the same thing. Because space is at a premium (no pun intended) in these insurance maps, abbreviations are used to indicate clad- ding (cl), roof (rf, or sometimes ff),ora ' vertical pipe (VP). Buildings are usually swarming with , numbers, and it's important to under- stand how they relate to the parts of the structure. Some are street numbers, while others are building dimensions; the key .] provided for each Sanborn map will tell 1 you precisely what each number means. " On some maps, street numbers closer to the t Cat the time of the map's delineation), while ni away reflect the old street numbers. The more interesting markings used on buildii ings in their fagades or roofs. Garages, window doors, regular doors, drains, and other feature. hatching, squiggles, and seemingly runic syml .r- 2 2,2 2 -2 -/ -2 1 - - 4-0,# V -·- 1 E. CARY 3 41 0..1 4 il--11 6 4.:0.::4 1 / O 4,2@ /.1 \LLU23 - · tb trame - rrarn bu'ldng nota &*at - con ded - ape- at - I - Wer IM no opening thioughit ce-•SL . with openings -:-gr--4 Fire wall 6 incho above .1 11£1 . *0 ./CS . ·8 . Z4 - - Opening in dividon d - - . w,th iron door . standaM,mn door Nindows with .-on shutters 1.Nindow opening in !13 ibrY . .24. *Windcm . . 2!*3'5tories . 74+0 - t st.we :Trmve: 27 m Brick chimney Reference iv 0-; iron . adjoming sheet 0 Hydrants S fired/arm box ® Devations Q g:,Mamard reof @ Rutomatic 3prinklers I.E. R RutomN&,wa,m, IndependemmctritMant ,uilding are actual imbers farther igs relate to open- ,s, skylights, fire ; are marked with jols. L 1 -,1 1 .480„ 1.-- 1 7 r- _- -1 . - 1.. ·.1 - 6 4 t-'..,712-r. - ........ =-4=LE ...'i,% www.oldhousejournal.com OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL APRIL-MAY 2010 39 BIN_3 OldHouselournal E. CARY ... 4 -7.44494\/ r.11 -,1 effS]BA r 1.-11-.1 lilli . 1..1 , OCR Text: maps is to provide essential details that can help inform restoration decisions. For instance, on Comstock House, Elliott's own home, an adjacent garage on the property presented "some serious structural issues that needed prompt attention," he says, in turn raising questions about the outbuilding's origins. "I needed to know whether I should approach it as a historical restoration." By studying the available Sanborn maps for his area-1904, 1908, and 1937-Elliott confirmed several things. First, the garage was not original to the house-it was built later, sometime between 1908 and 1937. One could then rule out the possibility that it was an existing carriage house later converted to a garage, as its probable construction dates correspond to the introduction of the affordable automobile. Second, and more curiously, Elliott noticed that the building had its = own half address (76714), which corresponded to the main house's 767 street number. Although Elliott still has more research to do-"Does that half 1 address impact a possible future conversion from outbuilding to'granny he wonders-he calls this quick research project "a perfect unit?" example of how useful the maps can be." In addition to helping uncover invisible changes that have hap- pened to a property over time, Sanborn maps also can clarify visible changes that seem out of place. Carl Nittinger, a historic preservationist in New Jersey, relays a story about a double house in Haddonfeld, New Jersey, with symmet- rical detailing. While the local historic preservation commission ap- proved the reconstruction of a front porch on one side of the Queen Anne structure, something was slightly off about its appearance compared to the other side. Part of the problem lay in the fact that the porch was built in con- crete, instead of a more authentic wood decking system, but Nittinger also noticed that the porch seemed to protrude from the building in an "acutely apparent" way. "I consulted the historic Sanborn map of the neighborhood and found that the footprint was not consistent with the original roof, and the new, angular replacement porch extended 5 beyond the Sanborn footprint," he reports. "It's a good example of 3 howa restoration project could have been executed in a historically correct way by consulting the Sanborn." CC 4 On another level, the original Sanborn maps are handsome ;· objects in and of themselves. All colored by hand in the Sanborn E home office, some maps show richly detailed and dense city streets, 8 while others seem almost abstract in their careful register of sparser Z 8 industrial tracts. i The insurance division of the Sanborn Company is long gone, i having evolved into a provider of data for geographic information 5 system (GIS) mapping services. Yet Sanborn's early maps remain, not just as tools, but also as vivid links to the pasf,LA g William Richards Find linkstosomeof thebest digital Sanborn UJ databases in the country. 5 is a writer based in W 1 Richmond, Virginia, cona : and editor ofInform: 0 3 Architecture and Design in the Mid.Atlantic. Reading the Key All Sanborn maps provide a key, which 232 K]217 E can be found at the beginning of a boundvolume. Through a combination of tprf;stfudial; graphic symbols, universal signs (such as a Bild building with mewl comict thick Greek cross to designate a hosp'tai), · . frame . 9-/AN . h . . aide and text, these keys will help you decpher . U . stone front everything in the pages that follow. bick special Colors in the early maps will always tell you building material; in later black-and white folios, text is used to indicate the same thing. Because space is at a premium (no pun intended) in these insurance maps, abbreviations are used to indicate clad- ding (cl), roof (rf, or sometimes ff),ora ' vertical pipe (VP). Buildings are usually swarming with , numbers, and it's important to under- stand how they relate to the parts of the structure. Some are street numbers, while others are building dimensions; the key .] provided for each Sanborn map will tell 1 you precisely what each number means. " On some maps, street numbers closer to the t Cat the time of the map's delineation), while ni away reflect the old street numbers. The more interesting markings used on buildii ings in their fagades or roofs. Garages, window doors, regular doors, drains, and other feature. hatching, squiggles, and seemingly runic syml .r- 2 2,2 2 -2 -/ -2 1 - - 4-0,# V -·- 1 E. CARY 3 41 0..1 4 il--11 6 4.:0.::4 1 / O 4,2@ /.1 \LLU23 - · tb trame - rrarn bu'ldng nota &*at - con ded - ape- at - I - Wer IM no opening thioughit ce-•SL . with openings -:-gr--4 Fire wall 6 incho above .1 11£1 . *0 ./CS . ·8 . Z4 - - Opening in dividon d - - . w,th iron door . standaM,mn door Nindows with .-on shutters 1.Nindow opening in !13 ibrY . .24. *Windcm . . 2!*3'5tories . 74 0 - t st.we :Trmve: 27 m Brick chimney Reference iv 0-; iron . adjoming sheet 0 Hydrants S fired/arm box ® Devations Q g:,Mamard reof @ Rutomatic 3prinklers I.E. R RutomN&,wa,m, IndependemmctritMant ,uilding are actual imbers farther igs relate to open- ,s, skylights, fire ; are marked with jols. L 1 -,1 1 .480„ 1.-- 1 7 r- _- -1 . - 1.. ·.1 - 6 4 t-'..,712-r. - ........ =-4=LE ...'i,% www.oldhousejournal.com OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL APRIL-MAY 2010 39 BIN_3 OldHouselournal E. CARY ... 4 -7.44494\/ r.11 -,1 effS]BA r 1.-11-.1 lilli . 1..1 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,I through K File Names,Jambon Fire Insurance,JAMBORN FIRE INSURANCE CO._004.pdf,JAMBORN FIRE INSURANCE CO._004.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: JAMBORN FIRE INSURANCE CO._004.PDF, JAMBORN FIRE INSURANCE CO._004.pdf 1 Page 1