LW4944 - St Anthanys Church Spire – New Bedford, MA
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N 41° 39.613 W 070° 55.666
19T E 339496 N 4613846
This is a very tall steeple and can be seen from a distance. The church is on Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMCTZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2014
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This is a very tall steeple and can be seen from a distance. The address of the church is 1359 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02746.
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"The exterior is of red sandstone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The spire is 256 feet high, the tallest in New England. The building is 241 feet long and 80 feet wide (135 feet wide at the transept). It seats 2,000 worshipers and several thousand more standing. The outline of the church can be seen for miles around and dominates the skyline of North New Bedford."
Designation: ST ANTHANYS CHURCH SPIRE
Marker Type: church spire
Setting: setting not listed - see description
Documented History (by the NGS)
01/01/1934 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (WDP) THIS STATION IS THE APEX OF SPIRE, SURMOUNTED BY A GILDED CROSS ATOP THE STONE TOWER ON ST. ANTHONYS CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE N END OF NEW BEDFORD AT THE CORNER OF ACUSHNET AVENUE AND BULLARD STREET.
01/01/1934 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
01/01/1962 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (JKW) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE AND COMPLETE.
01/01/1974 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (RST) STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION.
11/05/1989 by MAGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MASSACHUSETTS GEODETIC SURVEY 1989 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.