Boston State House Cupola, MY3299 - Boston, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

In Boston, on top of Beacon Hill, is the Massachusetts State House. This state house is topped by a gold-leaf colored dome. The station mark is the top of the cupola. The NGS description is as follows:

"1/1/1934 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (FLP) CUPOLA, STATE HOUSE IS AN INTERSECTION STATION. IT IS IN ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON PROPER, ON THE SUMMIT OF BEACON HILL, SITUATED ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF BEACON STREET AND OPPOSITE THE JUNCTION OF PARK STREET WITH BEACON STREET. THE STATION IS ON THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE, A LARGE RED BRICK BUILDING ERECTED IN 1795. OVER THE CENTER OF THE FRONT AND OLDEST SECTION OF THE BUILDING, THERE IS A VERY LARGE GILT DOME AND AT THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THIS DOME, THERE IS A SMALL ROUND CUPOLA WHICH ALSO HAS A GILT DOME-SHAPED ROOF. THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE FINIAL AT THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE CUPOLA ROOF. THE DOME AND CUPOLA WERE REBUILT ABOUT 1900 AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN EXACTLY REBUILT WITH THE CENTER IN THE SAME POSITION AS THE CENTER OF THE ORIGINAL DOME. THIS STATION IS PRESUMABLY THE SAME AS BOSTON STATE HOUSE, 1834, SIMEON BORDEN."

It is possible to see the dome easily from Beacon Street; the road that passes in front of the building. There is on street parking, but getting a space along the roads is near impossible. There is a garage under Boston Common. Better, take the 'T' instead to Park Street (Red or Green line), and walk up the hill.


Additional Source:

Mass.gov (About the Dome):
(visit link)

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Cupola County: Suffolk USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boston North Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: MY3299 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   10/17/2023 stevepre2 visited it 05/26/2023 DND.Fireman visited it 04/19/2022 _ILMOP_ visited it 08/20/2021 MonkeyAndTheEngineer visited it 07/10/2019 Sneakin Deacon visited it 09/23/2018 Duodenfer_ visited it 04/14/2018 veritas vita visited it 08/27/2017 wb96bobwhite visited it 08/12/2016 ToRo61 visited it 08/05/2016 JASTA 11 visited it 08/25/2015 Castor007 visited it 06/25/2015 blackjack65 visited it 05/16/2015 Cyrano-Bella visited it 04/05/2015 LadyKarine visited it 08/22/2014 Amalthee visited it 12/10/2013 Weathervane visited it 11/05/2013 urpickle visited it 05/07/2013 Chasing Blue Sky visited it 10/31/2012 oreillypatton visited it 08/05/2012 GA Cacher visited it 04/10/2012 jonathanatpsu visited it 11/25/2011 petendot visited it 10/03/2011 RIclimber visited it 06/29/2010 Metro2 visited it

View all visits/logs