Assignment 1 The Free Lance, 24 May 1910

What’s the deal? Write a paper describing the changes over time [evolution] to block 66 of downtown Fredericksburg. Changes in buildings Changes in use of space Changes in meaning Summarize/Characterize these changes in a short paper.

Putting the pieces of historical knowledge together 1912 1864 1927 1881 1939

Resources Visual inspection of the buildings on the block at this time. Fire insurance maps from 1886, 1892, 1896, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1919, 1927, 1937-1947, 1956, 1965 Land tax map for 1930 Aerial photographs 1937, current (Google maps, city of Fredericksburg) Historic pictures, 1881, 1927. Post cards in city library collection. City directories, 1888-1889, 1892, 1910, 1920, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1951 Manuscript census of 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930. Newspaper accounts, 19th and 20th centuries. Land tax records and other documents

Sanborn--1912 Sanborn ---1965

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Merged stereoptican pictures from St. George’s steeple ca 1881.

Sanborn fire insurance map 1886

Using the city directories 1946-1947

Suggestions Don’t write a history of each building. Characterize the changes on the block, then use an example from your research as evidence. Be certain to look at all the fire maps, so you see the changes that may explain features on the block that don’t make sense otherwise. What is driving the changes? Talk about how the town changes, but only from the perspective of this block. How did the automobile impact life? For example. Edit your work.