MY2970 - Roxbury East Tower - Boston, MA
Posted by: NorStar
N 42° 19.961 W 071° 06.009
19T E 326975 N 4688850
This church spire is the eastern of twin spires on the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, locally still known as the "Mission Church."
Waymark Code: WMG09X
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2012
Views: 2
In Boston, along Tremont Street, is the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The basilica has twin spires off the south end: this waymark is for the eastern spire.
The benchmark is located about a quarter mile east of the intersection of Tremont Street and Huntington Avenue. The church is on the north side of the road and is easily visible. The tower is the one on the right.
The description is as follows:
"DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (FLP) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS IN THE NW SECTION OF THE ROXBURY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, ON THE NE SIDE OF TREMONT STREET, JUST NE OF PARKER HILL. RISING OVER THE E AND W CORNERS OF THE FRONT OF THE MISSION CATHOLIC CHURCH, A GRANITE AND FIELDSTONE BUILDING ERECTED IN 1876, THERE ARE TWO SIMILAR STONE TOWERS, HAVING LARGE OPEN BELFRYS AND SHORT, OCTAGONAL, STONE SPIRES WHICH ARE FINISHED WITH LARGE STONE CROSSES. THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE BASE OF THE CROSS ON THE MOST EASTERLY TOWER."
Since 1934, the church has been elevated to a basilica, but it is still locally referred to as the "Mission Church," and is still actively used.
The monument is is good condition.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Church Spire
County: Suffolk
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boston South
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: MY2970
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
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