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.

Identification and Creation

Object Number

3.2002.1528

People

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

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