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Hillside Cemetery Association, Torrington CT #03277

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Cemeteries, Burial Lots, Memorials and Monuments

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location

Torrington, CT

synopsis

The Olmsted Brothers prepared a general plan for the Hillside Cemetery in Torrington, CT in 1909. The 65-acres featured lush plantings, windy drives, and designated overlooks. The firm returned to the project for several years after, advising on improvements and expansions.

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Plans (101)

Plan#	Title
1	Map Showing Land of/ The/ Hillside Cemetery Association of Torrington, Inc. [orig]/ Scale 100' = 1" [orig]	Details
101-tc1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan Showing Proposed New Road Across Cemetery/ and Connections with District to South [r]/; Scale 800' = 1" [pi]	Details
104	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan of Lots/ Section Southwest of Overlook[r]/; Scale 20' = 1" [r]	Details
115	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Lotting of Section O [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
119	Topographical Map/ Section of Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT. [r]/; Scale 1"= 40' [r]	Details
126	Topographical Map/ Section of Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT. [r]/; Scale 1"= 40' [r]	Details
126-pt1	Topographical Map/ Section of Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT. [orig]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
126-pt2	Hillside Cemetery[r]/ Topo Sections O & P/ Turner Addition [pi]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
127	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Profiles for Road/ To Sections O & P [r]/; Scale 40' & 4' = 1" [r]	Details
129	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Revised Grading Study/ For Section P/ [Based on New Approximate/ Survey by HEM MAY-JUL-1927] [r]/; Scale 40' = 1" [r]	Details
132	Additional Topography/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Connecticut [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
139	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Topographical Survey of Section E [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
142	Hillside Cemetery/Sec. E/ Field Study by ECW & HEM [r]/; Scale 20' = 1" [pi]	Details
143	Hillside Cemetery/Torrington, Conn./ Grading Plan for Section E [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
144	Hillside Cemetery/Torrington, Conn./ Preliminary Plan for Section E [r]/ Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
146-shA	Hillside Cemetery/ Sec. E [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
146-shB	Hillside Cemetery/ Sec. E [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
146-shC	Hillside Cemetery/ Sec. E [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
148	Rough Notes by ECW/ A-B to 1 Area Being Planned 1943 for/ Immediate Development/ 2 Area Probably Available/ for Future Lotting [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [orig]	Details
149	Area 1-Q/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. / Lotting Plan Section Q/ Added by OBLA [r]/; Scale 1"= 20' [r]	Details
149-pt1	Area 1-Q/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. / Lotting Plan Section Q/ Added by OBLA [orig]/; Scale 1"= 20' [orig]	Details
150	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Study For Lotting Open Area/ West of Section J [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
151	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Lotting Study - Rider to # 149 [r]/; Scale 20' = 1" [r]	Details
151-pt1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Lotting Study-Rider # 149 [orig] /; Scale 20'= 1" [orig]	Details
152	Area -2/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [r]/; Scale 1"= 20' [r]	Details
153-sh1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Lotting Study S & SE. of Sec. O [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
153-sh2	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Study for Lotting [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
154-sh1	Area -2 Section R & S/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Lotting Study S. & SE of Sec. O, Sec. R, & Sec. S [orig & r]/ Notes and Studies on Ground by ECW [r]	Details
154-sh2	Area -2/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn.[orig] / Field Notes & Study by ECW [r]/; Scale 1"= 20' [orig]	Details
155	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Grading and Lotting-Section R [r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
156-sh1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Study for Sec. S and Environs [orig]/ Grading Study [r] /; Scale 20'= 1" [orig]	Details
156-sh2	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Study for Sec. S and Environs [orig]/ Grading Study [r] /; Scale 20'= 1" [orig]	Details
157	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Sketch Plan For/ Section S/ Environs[r]/; Scale 20'= 1" [r]	Details
158	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Lotting and Grading/ Portion of Sections [r]/ Scale 20' = 1" [r]	Details
159	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Connecticut/ Portion of Section S[r]/ ; Scale 1"= 20 [r]	Details
16	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Connecticut/ Profiles of Revised Roads/ To Accompany Revised Plan No. 12 [r]/; Scale 40' & 4' = 1" [r]	Details
160	Proposed Line & Grade / for / Road Connecting Property / Located E. & W. of/ the New Haven Railroad/ and Owned by/ The City Oil & Coal Co. / Torrington, Conn.[orig]/; Scale Hor. 1"= 20' , Vert 1" = 6' [orig]	Details
161	Topographical Map/ of a Portion of/ Hillside Cemetery/ Owned by/ The Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 1"= 30' [orig]	Details
162-sh1	Section P/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ ; Scale 1" = 20' [orig]	Details
162-sh2	Section S/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ ; Scale 1" = 20' [orig]	Details
163	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT./ Section Between Sections F and R/ Traced from Pencil Study over Print / made by Mr. Gorden Good, Supt. [r]; Scale 1"= 20 ' [r]	Details
164	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Proposed Revision to City Oil & Coal Co. Plan/ for Road Connection in North East Corner/ of Hillside Cemetery Property[r]/; Scale 1"= 20' [r]	Details
165	Topographical Map/ Former Casey & Tobin Property/ Now Owned by/ Hillside Cemetery Association Inc./ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
165-pt1	Topographical Map/ Former Casey & Tobin Property/ Now Owned by/ Hillside Cemetery Association Inc./ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
166	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Rough Study for Circulation - West Addition [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
167	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Rough Study for Circulation - West Addition [orig]/ Notes on Ground [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [orig]	Details
168	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT./Rough Study For/ Additional Lots Near Overlook [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
169	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Section Between Sections F and R/ Traced from pencil Study over print/ made by Mr. Gordon Good Supt. [orig]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
170-A	Compiled Topographic Map / of South West Section/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [r]/; Scale 1"= 40' [r]	Details
170-B	Study [r]/ Topo Developed from / Hanson Survey[OA. 161] [r] /; Scale 1"= 40' [pi]	Details
171	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Preliminary Study for Development Possibilities/ of New Tract [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
171-pt1	From Plan 171/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ [To Accompany Letter of 18-FEB-1969 from Gordon Good] [orig]/; Scale 1"= 10' [pi]	Details
172-my1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Study for Area South of Sections F & G [r]/ ; Scale 1" = 40' [r]	Details
173	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Tree Locations as Plotted by Gordon Good/ Study for Area South of Sections F & G [crossed out [orig. r]/; Scale 1"= 40' [orig]	Details
174-A	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Grading Study / South of Sections F & G [r]/ ; Scale 1"= 40' [r]	Details
174-B	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Study for Area/ South of Sections F & G [r]/ ; Scale 1"= 40' [r]	Details
175	Hillside Cemetery[v] / Topo South of Sections F and G[ Superseded Plan # 170] [pi]/; Scale 1"= 40' [pi]	Details
176	Grading Estimate[r]/ Grading Estimate Plan 174/175 [pi]/; Scale 1"= 40' [pi]	Details
177	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ South of Section F & G [orig]/ Modification of OA. Plan 172/ To Show Center Road Cut Through [r]/; Scale 1" = 20' [orig]	Details
19	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn./ Rider to Accompany Plan No. 3277-12 [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
1-sh2	Torrington Cemetery Sketch Showing The Boundary From Plan Made by Shelton 1888 [r]	Details
22	General Plan of Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, CT. [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
22-pt1	General Plan of/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 40'= 1" [orig]	Details
26	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn. [r]/; Scale 500' = 1" [r]	Details
33-pt1	General Plan of/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 40'= 1" [orig]	Details
33-pt2	General Plan of/ Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [orig]/; Scale 40'= 1" [orig]	Details
36	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Entrance Gateway [r]/; Scale 1/4" & 1/2" = 1' [r]	Details
36-pt1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Entrance Gateway [orig]/; Scale 1/4" & 1/2" = 1' [orig]	Details
37	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Planting Plan for Entrance Gateway [orig & r]/ Scale 1/4" & 1/2" = 1' [orig]	Details
38	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Giving Location of Graves/ and Existing Growth in Part of Section E [r]	Details
38-pt1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Giving Location of Graves/ and Existing Growth in Part of Section E [orig]	Details
44	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, CT./ Grading Plan for Walnut Street Extension [r]/; Scale 30' = 1" [r]	Details
45	Hillside Cemetery Association Torrington, Conn./ Cross Sections to Accompany Plan # 44 [r]/; Scale 10'= 1" [r]	Details
46	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Planting Plan for Walnut Street Extension [r]/; Scale 30'= 1" [r]	Details
47	Extension of Walnut Street for/ Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn [orig]/; Scale 30'= 1" [orig]	Details
48	Extension of Walnut Street for/ Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn [orig]/; Scale 30'= 1" [orig]	Details
49	Hillside Cemetery Association Torrington, Conn./ Sketch Showing Suggested Revisions in Sections F & G [r]/; Scale 40' = 1" [r]	Details
51	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, CT./ Plan for Revision of Lots in Section F and G [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
52	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Revised Study for Section G [r]/; Scale 40' = 1" [r]	Details
53	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Revision of Sections F and G [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
55-sh1	Hillside/ Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn. [r]/	Details
55-sh2	Hillside/ Cemetery/ Section G [orig]	Details
6	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, CT./ Sketch Showing Proposed Division/ of Property into Park & Cemetery/ Rider to Accompany Plan No.5 [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
60	Topographical Plan for Proposed Bridge in/ Torrington, Conn. [r]/; Scale 1"= 20' [r]	Details
62	Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Proposed New/ Litchfield Street Bridge [r]/; Scale 20' = 1" & 1/4" = 1' [r]	Details
67	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Stone Posts at Walnut St. Entrance [r]/; Scale 1/4" = 1' & F.S. [r]	Details
7	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn./ Preliminary Plan [r] /; Scale 40'= 1" [pi]	Details
71	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./F.S. Detail of Bronze Tablet at Walnut Street Entrance [r]/; Scale F.S. [r]	Details
72	Hillside/ Cemetery/ Section C [orig]	Details
73	Hillside/ Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Revision of Sections F and G [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
74	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Revision of Section F and Additional Lots in Section G [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
76	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn./ Topo for Relotting Ground/ In Sections J,M,K and Vicinity [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
77	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn./ Topo for Lotting Ground Near Section F/ and SW. of Overlook [r]/; Scale 40'= 1"' [r]	Details
7-pt1	Hillside Cemetery Association/ Torrington, Conn./ Preliminary Plan [orig] /; Scale 40'= 1" [pi]	Details
82	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Plan for Single Grave Area/ North of Section I [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
87	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Grading Plan for Road Connection/ Between Ridge and Outlook Drives [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
93-sh1	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Plan for Arrangement of Lots/ In Sections K [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
93-sh2	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Rider to Plan 93 [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [pi]	Details
99	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./Topo Near S.W. Corner with Assumed Additional Contours Beyond Property [r]/; Scale 40'= 1" [r]	Details
A-35	Hillside Cemetery/ Torrington, Conn./ Sketch for Entrance Gateway [r]/; Scale 1/4"= 1' [r]	Details
z1	Hillside Cemetery/ Walnut Entrance [r]/; Scale FSD [r]	Details

Documents See Research Instructions & Links in sidebar for additional information (3)

Type	Title
Job fIle (LOC)	LOC_03277(1907-1915)_OAR-B-R182_mss52571.02382	View
Job fIle (LOC)	LOC_03277(1916-1937)_OAR-B-R182_mss52571.02383	View
published document	CT Olmsted Documentation Survey - 03277_Torrington_Hillside-Cemetery	View

Images (0)

Links

Research Instructions & Links

To additional plans & images for this project:

Olmsted Archives - digital collection courtesy of NPS Frederick Law Olmsted NHS

To additional project information:

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