3.2002.1528: Government, City: United States. Washington, D.C.: Heights of Buildings, Washington: Districting in Washington: On residential streets the maximum height limit is 85 feet subject to certain provisions. The height may not exceed the width of the street diminished by 10 feet on streets more than 70 feet in width. The height may not exceed 60 feet on streets between 60 and 70 feet in width. The height may not exceed the width of the street on streets less than 60 feet in width. Key to Height Limitations: Olive, 160 feet: red, 130 feet: yellow, 95 feet: green, 90 feet: blue, 80 feet: lavender, 60-85 feet: white, street width.
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 3.2002.1528
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Government, City: United States. Washington, D.C.: Heights of Buildings, Washington: Districting in Washington: On residential streets the maximum height limit is 85 feet subject to certain provisions. The height may not exceed the width of the street diminished by 10 feet on streets more than 70 feet in width. The height may not exceed 60 feet on streets between 60 and 70 feet in width. The height may not exceed the width of the street on streets less than 60 feet in width. Key to Height Limitations: Olive, 160 feet: red, 130 feet: yellow, 95 feet: green, 90 feet: blue, 80 feet: lavender, 60-85 feet: white, street width.
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection
- Classification
- Archival Material
- Work Type
- map
- Date
- c. 1903
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States, District of Columbia, Washington
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/153977
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Photomechanical print
- Dimensions
- image: 16.1 x 23.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
- Accession Year
- 2011
- Object Number
- 3.2002.1528
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- The Social Museum Collection
Verification Level
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