Common Sanborn Fire Insurance Plan Abbreviations

A = Automobile
Apts = Apartments
B = Basement
B Sm = Blacksmith
B'ld'g = Building
B's't = Basement
Bak'y = Bakery
Bill'ds = Billiards
Bl Sm = Blacksmith
Blk Sm = Blacksmith
Bst = Basement
Carptr = Carpenter
Chem = Chemical
Clo = Clothing
Conc = Concrete
Conf'y = Confectionary (candy store)
Constr'n = Construction
D = Dwelling
DG = Dry goods
Dwg = Dwelling
Elec = Electrician
Eng = Engine
Episc'l = Episcopal
Exch = Telephone exchange
Expr = Express (as used to designate a delivery service)
F = Flat (as used to designate a delivery service)
Fill'g Sta = Filling station, or gas station
Fl = Floor
H'dw = Hardware
Lab = Laboratory
Lodg'g = Lodging
Luth'n = Lutheran
ME = Methodist Episcopal
Mach'y = Machinery
Manf'y = Manufactory or factory
Mdse = Merchandise
Mill'y = Millinery
PO = Post office
Paint'g = Painting
Plumb'g = Plumbing
Print'g = Printing
RC = Roman Catholic
Repos'ry = Repository
Rest't = Restaurant
S = Store
Sal = Saloon
Sm Ho = Smokehouse
Sp'k'l'rs = Sprinklers
St'ge = Storage
Stat'y = Stationery
Tel = Telephone
​Tenem'ts = Tenements