The Family of Rosa Anna Abbott and John Joseph LaValle

Christian and Magdalena Abbott House, 1896-97

Christian and Magdalena Abbott House, Sanborn Map, 1896
Christian and Magdalena Abbott House, Sanborn Map Company, 1896. In 1896, Christian and Magdalena purchased and moved into the house at 67 Main Street, Carnegie, PA, near the corner of Hays and Main Streets. It is across Main Street from the Presbyterian Church. Click on the image for a larger version of the map or zoom in to the neighborhood around the house. View the 1901 Sanborn map of the same location, after the Presbyterian Church had been replaced by three dwellings. See a current view of their house's location.

Source:
Sanborn Map Company, 1896

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Christian and Magdalena Abbott House, 1897
Christian and Magdalena Abbott House, 1897, drawn by T. M Fowler. U.S. Library of Congress Collection. Click on the image to view the original drawing without the added circle. The reference map below, shows the location of this close-up view within the entire map of Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
Christian and Magdalena House Location Map, 1897
Location of the above close-up map within the entire Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Map, 1897, drawn by T. M Fowler. U.S. Library of Congress Collection. Click on the map for a larger version.

Source:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
Call number: G3824.C314A3 1897 .F6 Fow 72
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3824c.pm007480