U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2993 - Fort Worth, TX
N 32° 45.120 W 097° 20.188
14S E 655842 N 3625018
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2993 is the taller of the two towers of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, 800 West 5th St, Fort Worth, TX.
Waymark Code: WMP10D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2015
Views: 11
This church is a landmark on the edge of downtown, and is difficult to miss, given the prominence of the two towers.
Documented History (by the NGS)
01/01/1935 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CAS) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL CHIME TOWER ON THE E SIDE OF THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH, IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE TOWER IS LOCATED AT THE SE CORNER OF THE BUILDING, ABOUT 190 FEET E OF THE CENTER LINE OF FLORENCE STREET AND ABOUT 90 FEET N OF THE CENTER LINE OF W 5TH STREET. THE CHURCH WAS ERECTED IN 1930, AND THE TOWER, WHICH IS THE HIGHER OF TWO SIMILAR TOWERS, IS QUITE PROMINENT. THE TOWER IS A WHITE STONE STRUCTURE ABOUT 130 FEET HIGH. IT IS ABOUT 18 FEET SQUARE. IT HAS TWO LARGE ARCHED OPENINGS AT THE TOP ON EACH SIDE. THE OPENINGS HAVE A FILIGREE ORNAMENT AT THE TOP OF EACH. THERE IS AN ORNAMENTAL FACADE AROUND THE TOP, WITH TALL POINTED TURRETS AT EACH CORNER AND SHORTER TURRETS BETWEEN ON EACH SIDE. THE TOTAL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 130 FEET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: FORT WORTH FIRST METH CH E TWR
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other): Tower
County: Tarrant
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Haltom City
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: CS2993
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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