1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are meticulously detailed, large-scale lithographed, color-keyed street maps. Sanborn Maps helped insurance agents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries determine the degree of fire hazard associated with a particular property. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps typically focus on the business districts within communities but also include residential properties. Each map provides a detailed assessment of the buildings within a district. Assessments include an outline of each building and outbuilding and location of windows and doors.They note the nature of the business or businesses which occupied individual buildings, sometimes even particular room uses. They list the type of construction and the composition of building materials including the framing, flooring, and roofing materials. The publication includes a summary map of the City of Sparta with Street and Business Indexes as well as 13 more detailed maps of street sections and business properties. Map dimensions are 25x21 inches. Map pages in fairly good condition. Cloth cover worn and ink stained.
[Note: This item was donated to the LHR to sell as a fundraiser since it duplicates superior examples already in the MCLHR collection. Money raised from the sale of this item directly supports the Local History Room Research Library].
