Mass Highway Geodetic Data Sheet |
Station: | CAMBRIDGE LOWELL HOUSE | NGS PID # | MY3052 |
CUPOLA 1934 |
Town: | CAMBRIDGE | Quad: | BOSTON SOUTH |
NAD83 | Northing | Easting | NAD27 | Northing | Easting |
(meters) | 902361.374 | 231445.266 | (survey ft) | 499829.19 | 703033.77 |
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: | 2/75 |
Marked By: | INTERSECTION STATION |
Description: | ON A 4-1/2 STORY RED BRICK BUILDING KNOWN AS LOWELL HOUSE, OVER THE CENTER |
OF THE ROOF OF THE CENTRAL SECTION ON WINTHROP ST THERE IS A BRICK TOWER, |
THEN A SQUARE WOODEN TOWER, THEN A OCTAGONAL CUPOLA, THE ROOF OF THIS |
CUPOLA IS PAINTED BLUE, AT THE TOP THERE IS A VERY SMALL CUPOLA WITH A GILT |
ROOF WITH WIND VANE AND CARDINAL POINTS AND GILT BALL. |
IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY SECTION OF THE CITY, SOUTHERLY OF HARVARD SQUARE ON |
PROPERTY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY; ON A PLOT OF LAND BETWEEN WINTHROP ST, |
HOLYOKE ST AND PLYMPTON ST. THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE BASE OF THE |
LARGE SPINDLE. |
Reference | NO RMS |
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9/25/01 | To convert meters to U.S. survey feet | Page 10 of 23 |
multiply by 3.280833333333 |