Rhode Island Fire & Flood Insurance Maps
Digital Sanborn Maps what's a fire insurance map?
Rhode Island Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) at Brown Library
Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provide digital access to large-scale maps of Rhode Island. These maps are valuable historical tools to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. A key is provided by the Sanborn Map Company.
Access on-site at Brown Libraries
Print versions of RI Sanborn Maps (1921-1940, 1955) are available at Providence City Archives.
Sanborn Uses
- Verify and assign addresses
- Evaluate building permit applications
- Review preliminary site plans
- Identify areas for revitalization and redevelopment
- Enforce zoning regulations
- Prepare for emergencies
Map Features - typical Sanborn maps include the following information:
- Building addresses
- Building height
- Building footprints
- Street names
- Number of stories per building
- Building construction materials
- Building use
- Right of way
Providence RI Flood Insurance Maps
Flood insurance rate map : city of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence County
Locating Maps within Print Publications
One way to locate maps included in publications is to keyword search the RISD/ATH catalog using a place name and the word "maps". This will generate a list of titles which contain map images.
Please note-not all titles will be relevant using this simple technique.
example: Providence Rhode Island maps
example: Woonsocket Rhode Island maps
Further sort the list of titles by date or by title
Plat & USGS Maps
Plat Maps what's a plat map?
Plat Maps at RISD Library
Atlas of the City of Providence, Rhode Island (1908)
Plat book of the City of Providence, Rhode Island (1926)
Additional Sources for local maps & historic information
Providence City Archives
Providence City Hall
5th floor, room 502
25 Dorrance Street
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
The Archives have a range of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, City of Providence Atlases and City Directories.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1921-1940 and 1955
City of Providence Atlases from the following years: 1875, 1882, 1895, 1908, 1918, 1926 & 1936
City Directories from 1824 to present
City of Providence Department of Planning & Development
Rhode Island Historical Society Library (admission fees apply)
USGS Maps what are USGS maps?
Historic USGS maps of New England & NY
USGS online
Locating other types of Images within Print Publications
A simple keyword search which includes the word, "pictorial" will locate heavily illustrated texts - all cataloged as pictorial works.
example: Providence Rhode Island pictorial
Use these other keywords depending on your specific image needs-
atlases, catalogs, collections, charts, diagrams, exhibitions, guidebooks, illustrations (chiefly ill., col. illus., illus.), maps, notebooks, sketchbooks, facsimiles, photos or photographs, pictorial, plans, plates, portraits
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