Mass Highway Geodetic Data Sheet

Station: CAMBRIDGE ELLIOT HOUSE NGS PID # MY3055

CUPOLA 1934

Town: CAMBRIDGE Quad: BOSTON SOUTH

NAD83 Northing Easting NAD27 Northing Easting

(meters) 902275.203 231214.176 (survey ft) 499546.52 702275.66

Data source 83 SPC Zone Data source 27 Datum adjusted to Order

NGS-ADJ 2001 NGS-ADJ NAD27 3rd

Elevation Vertical Datum Order Stamping:

Sketch available? NO

Recovery date: 12/90

Marked By: INTERSECTION STATION
Description: ON THE 4-1/2 STORY RED BRICK "ELLIOT HOUSE" OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ERECTED IN

1928. OVER THE CENTER OF THE RIDGEPOLE OF THE GRAY SLATE-SHINGLED ROOF,

THERE IS A LARGE SQUARE CLOCK-TOWER. THEN THERE IS A LARGE SQUARE CUPOLA

WITH TWO PILLARS AT EACH CORNER.

IN THE SOUTHERLY SECTION OF HARVARD SQUARE ON THE NE CORNER OF THE CHARLES

RIVER MEMORIAL DRIVE AND BOYLSTON ST. THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE BASE OF

THE LARGE GILT BALL WITH LIGHTNING ROD AND WIND-VANE WHICH RISES FROM THE

CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE GREEN DOME.

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