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Crane Beach

Crane Beach (vollständig Crane Beach on the Crane Estate) ist ein Strand und zugleich ein 1.234 Acres (5 km²) großes Naturschutzgebiet auf dem ehemaligen Anwesen von Richard T. Crane, Jr., zu dem auch der benachbarte Castle Hill gehörte. Es befindet sich im Nordosten des Bundesstaats Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten und wird von der Organisation The Trustees of Reservations verwaltet. Geschichte Richard T. Crane, Jr. erwarb im Jahr 1910 ein Grundstück mit insgesamt 800 Acres (3,2 km²) Fläche rund um den Castle Hill und bildete damit den Grundstock für weitere Zukäufe, die das Anwesen mit der Zeit auf eine Gesamtgröße von 2.100 Acres (8,5 km²) erweiterten. Zentraler Bestandteil ist bis heute das 59 Räume umfassende Landhaus an der Spitze des Castle Hill. Nach dem Tod von Crane im Jahr 1945 schenkte die Familie 1.000 Acres (4 km²), darunter den größten Teil von Crane Beach und den Dünenbereich des Castle Neck, den Trustees of Reservations. 1949 starb seine Witwe und vererbte der Organisation weitere 350 Acres (1,4 km²), das Landhaus und den größten Teil des Castle Hill. In den 1970er Jahren schenkte die Schwiegertochter Miné S. Crane den Trustees das Grundstück, auf dem sich heute das 680 Acres (2,8 km²) umfassende Schutzgebiet Crane Wildlife Refuge befindet. Schutzgebiet Der Strand Crane Beach zählt bereits seit vielen Jahren zu den beliebtesten Freizeitattraktionen an der Ostküste der Vereinigten Staaten, da er über sehr sauberes Wasser und mehrere Meilen Küstenlinie verfügt. Die Trustees of Reservations bewirtschaften den Strand und stellen saisonal auch die Lebensrettung sicher. Zugleich legen sie Wert auf ein abgestimmtes Nebeneinander von Tourismus und ökologischen Ansprüchen. Wanderwege führen durch die Dünen, die das Inland vor hohem Wellengang und Fluten schützen. Auf dem Castle Neck befindet sich der größte Pech-Kiefernwald der Region North Shore, und der Strandbereich ist eines der weltweit wichtigsten Brutgebiete der Gelbfuß-Regenpfeifer. Diese Vögel waren im 19. Jahrhundert aufgrund ihrer Eier und Federn beinahe ausgerottet worden, jedoch hat sich die Population inzwischen weitgehend erholt. Crane Beach ist in den Vereinigten Staaten für seine Erfolge im Vogelschutz weithin anerkannt. Den Besuchern stehen insgesamt 5,5 mi (8,9 km) Wanderwege zur Verfügung, die Teil des Bay Circuit Trail sind. Der Zugang zum Schutzgebiet ist kostenpflichtig. Siehe auch Liste der Schutzgebiete der Trustees of Reservations Weblinks Crane Beach. In: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior; abgerufen im 1. Januar 1 (englisch). Crane Beach bei TripAdvisor Einzelnachweise
Crompton Loom Works

The Crompton Loom Works is an historic industrial complex of the Crompton Corporation at 132-142 Green Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The factory manufactured looms for textile factories. With its original portion dating to 1860, the complex is one of the oldest surviving industrial sites in the city. The facility was established by George Crompton, whose father William had invented the first power loom for weaving fancy fabrics. The younger Crompton's business would become of the most significant employers in the city, and his innovative looms would revolutionize the textile industry. Crompton and his successors would operate the loom manufacturing works at Green Street well into the 1960s. The manufacturing capabilities on the site were applied to producing can packaging machines and bowling pinsetters. Capabilities at the Green Street facility included machining, drop hammer forging, a cast iron foundry (which also produced ductile and malleable iron castings), wood working, and pattern making, along with a materials testing lab. The building has subsequently been adapted to other uses. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and included as part of the Blackstone Canal Historic District in 1995. The Crompton Loom Works is located south of downtown Worcester, at the junction Green and Harrison Streets. It is a complex of connected brick buildings, ranging in height from one to three stories. The building's style is industrial Italianate, with quoined building corners and corbelling on the eave of the main tower. Most windows are rectangular, but there are several in an older section that are set in round-arch openings. When first built, the main building was only two stories tall, and was altered several times, with the tower and third floor added in the 1880s. See also Crompton Mill Historic District Crompton-Shenandoah Plant National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts References
Crossman Pond

Crossman Pond is a 15-acre (61,000 m2) pond in Kingston, Massachusetts, located off Wapping Road (Route 106) and South Street. The pond is hydro logically associated with a cranberry bog operation located to the west of the pond. The outflow is an unnamed stream that feeds the cranberry bog, ultimately leading to Fountainhead Brook, a tributary of the Jones River. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants. External links Environmental Protection Agency South Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake Assessments
Crowley House (North Adams, Massachusetts)

The Crowley House is a historic house located in North Adams, Massachusetts. It is one a small number of houses in North Adams built in a transitional Federalist-Greek Revival style, and one of its relatively small number of early 19th-century houses. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Crowley House is located in the West End of North Adams on the north side of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 2), just east of Fairgrounds Avenue. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gable roof and two interior end chimneys. The main block is flanked by single-story wings, the left one a single bay wide, and the right one three bays wide. The house follows a fairly typical Greek Revival plan, with a central hall and wings on either side of the main block. The front facade has Greek Revival details, including Doric pilasters and Greek fret molding, but the workmanship of some of the details shows that it was probably done by someone with more practice in the Federal style. The fan in the front gable end is a Federal period feature. Little is known of its early history; based on its architecture, a construction date of 1830 is estimated. It first enters the documentary record in the 1860s when its owner defaulted on debts and lost the property. It was occupied from the 1880s into the early 20th century by David Crowley, a clothes finisher working in the local textile mills. It is unknown if Crowley occupied the property, and it appears to have had long use as a rental. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts References
Crowninshield–Bentley House

The Crowninshield–Bentley House (circa 1727–1730) is a Colonial house in the Georgian style, located at 126 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts in the Essex Institute Historic District. It is now owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and open for public tours from June to October. The house was originally built for sea captain John Crowninshield at a site on 106 Essex Street. It is a symmetrical five-bay structure, clapboarded, two stories tall, with three small dormers through the roof, and a central entry door. Compare it with the architecture of the Ropes Mansion and the Peirce-Nichols House, also in Salem, and also owned by the Peabody Essex Museum. Some believe it may have started as a "half house" on the east side, and been expanded in 1761 and again in 1794. The building was moved to its present location in 1959–1960, at which time it was restored. Four generations of Crowninshields lived in the house until 1832. Its main historical interest centers upon Reverend William Bentley, a boarder from 1791 to 1819. It has been suggested (by whom?) that this house may be the model for "the old Crowninshield house" mentioned in the H. P. Lovecraft story "The Thing on the Doorstep" See also List of historic houses in Massachusetts References Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., Architecture in Salem: An Illustrated Guide, University Press of New England, Hanover and London, reissued 2004.
Crowninshield House

The Crowninshield House is a historic house at 164 Marlborough Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1870, it is the first residential design of the renowned architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Architecture and history The Crowninshield House stands at the southwest corner of Marlborough and Dartmouth Street. It is a four-story brick building, featuring a variety of trim in black brick, brownstone, and decorative green and blue tiles. It has a mansard roof, and a projecting two-story entrance section at the center of the main facade. The entry is flanked by sidelight windows and sheltered by a semicircular wrought iron hood. Commissioned by Benjamin W. Crowninshield, the house was designed in 1868 and built in 1870 by H.H. Richardson. It is the earliest surviving example of Richardson's private residence work. Unlike many of his later works in the signature Romanesque style that he would develop, this house owes more to the Second Empire style. The house is, along with the former Trinity Rectory, one of two surviving Richardson houses in Boston. Benjamin Crowninshield Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837–1892) was a member of the Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family. He attended Harvard College, graduating in 1858, along with classmates H.H. Richardson and Henry Adams. Adams' Education of Henry Adams (1918) includes descriptions of his friendship with Crowninshield. Crowninshield studied history, publishing and speaking on various topics, such as yachting and military history. Published works include A History of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry Volunteers (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1891). In 1868, Crowninshield commissioned his friend Richardson to design and build the house on Marlborough Street in the newly land-filled Back Bay area of Boston. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References Image gallery
Crowninshield Island

Crowninshield Island (ehem. Brown’s Island) ist eine 5 Acres (2 ha) große Insel im Marblehead Harbor im Atlantischen Ozean rund 120 Meter vor der Küste von Marblehead im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Sie wird als Naturschutzgebiet von der Organisation The Trustees of Reservations verwaltet. Schutzgebiet Die Insel diente lange Zeit als Erholungsinsel für die Anwohner der nahen Umgebung und wurde den Trustees im Jahr 1955 von Louise DuPont Crowninshield geschenkt. In Salzwasser-Teichen können verschiedene Muscheln sowie tidenabhängige Pflanzen und Tiere betrachtet werden, an der Küste nisten Zugvögel. Es gibt außerdem Sandstrände sowie Frei- und kleinere Waldflächen. Besuchern der Insel steht ein Rundweg über die Insel zur Verfügung. Siehe auch Liste der Schutzgebiete der Trustees of Reservations Weblinks Crowninshield Island bei TripAdvisor Einzelnachweise
Crowninshield Island

Crowninshield Island, also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations. For all Trustees of Reservations purposes, the island is referred to as Crowninshield Island, however federally the island is still maintained as "Brown's Island", and it remains better known by that name locally. Original Owner The island had been owned by the Brown family from 1797-1918. The Massachusetts Trustees of Reservations describe themselves as "the oldest statewide land conservation organization in the country." In honor of Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield, a historic preservationist who married Francis Boardman Crowninshield, a member of the noted Crowninshield family, they suggested to call it Crowninshield Island, honoring the pioneer in America's historic preservation movement from 1925 until her death in 1958. Crowninshield summered at Peach's Point and the family donated the island to the Trustees in 1955. The Crowninshields purchased the island from the Browns for $1 in 1918. The Crowninshields were Boston Brahmins who had been historically powerful in nearby Salem, the original town from which Marblehead was formed. Proposed Name Change Early January 2009, Gene Record wrote to selectmen of Marblehead asking to change the name of the island. While the Trustees list it as Crowninshield Island they never had the name officially changed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a federal office maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. In addition, the Board on Geographic Names doesn't approve a request for a name change unless it comes from the local government. In his letter, Mr. Record, a relative of the Crowninshields, mentioned their generous support of Marblehead institutions and asked the selectmen to send in their support. The selectmen voted unanimously to oppose the name change. In 2023, Record tried again to have the name officially changed, and this time it was approved by the selectmen and they intended to submit a proposal to the federal government. Physical Features Marking the entrance to Dolliber Cove and Marblehead Little Harbor, Crowninshield Island features a rocky shore, sandy beach, meadow, and salt marsh. There is some anecdotal evidence that it has at times been considered two separate islands, a notion which the topography of the whole would seem to support. Accessible by foot via mudflats during low tide, it is most frequently used as a spot for picnicking and sightseeing, with Grace Oliver Beach, Fort Sewall, Gerry Island, Marblehead Light, and Marblehead Harbor all located in the vicinity. See also List of islands in Massachusetts References External links Crowninshield Island The Trustees of Reservations Massachusetts Coast Guide: Marblehead map Massachusetts Coast Guide: Marblehead site descriptions
Crystal Lake (Newton, Massachusetts)

Crystal Lake is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) natural great pond located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its shores, mostly lined with private homes, also host two small parks and a designated swimming area with a bathhouse. Description Crystal Lake sits at 141 ft (43 m) above sea level. Its maximum depth is 31 ft (9.4 m), and its total volume is about 142,000,000 US gal (436 acre⋅ft). It measures about 1,200 ft (370 m) from north to south and 1,000 ft (300 m) from east to west, and has a circumference of about one mile. A spring with subterranean sources, Crystal Lake drains into the South Meadow Brook, which joins the Charles River in Newton Upper Falls, from which it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Boston Harbor. History Thomas Wiswall built a house in 1654 on the southwestern shore of the pond, beside what was then known as the Dedham Trail (now known as Centre Street). From that time until sometime after 1855, the pond became known as "Wiswall's Pond". Wiswall's great-grandson, Noah Wiswall, dismantled the original house and replaced it with a more modern structure in 1744. In 1780, Noah Wiswall donated a piece of land to a group of people who constructed a Baptist church at the southern shore of the pond, near the modern-day intersection of Old Rogers Street and Centre Street. The pond was sometimes called "Baptist Pond" during the first half of the nineteenth century because it was used for baptisms by the First Baptist Church in Newton. Around 1804, the Wiswall property passed into the possession of the Paul family. The Paul family began to use the lake for commercial ice harvesting, and they built an ice house there in the 1850s. The ice house sat at the western edge of the lake, near the intersection of present-day Centre Street and Norwood Avenue. Sometime between 1855 and 1875, the name of the pond was changed from "Wiswall's Pond" to "Crystal Lake" for marketing purposes. George Henry Ellis (1848–1934) owned the Crystal Lake Ice Company from the late 1800s until at least 1915. The Crystal Lake Ice House was used until it was destroyed in a fire in 1915. A new facility was constructed near the intersection of Walnut and Beacon Street. The company was eventually taken over by Metropolitan Ice Company, and was finally closed and dismantled in 1933. In 2007, the City of Newton used Community Preservation Act funds to acquire by eminent domain a one-acre parcel at 20 Rogers Street, a property next to the swimming beach and bath house. The following year, the city purchased an easement on an adjacent property, 230 Lake Avenue, and built a lakeside path connecting the swimming beach park to the nearby park at Levingston Cove. Image gallery References External links U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Lake (Newton, Massachusetts) Crystal Lake Conservancy City of Newton Newton Conservators Lakelubbers
Curlew Pond

Curlew Pond is a 43-acre (170,000 m2) natural warm water pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, located in the Myles Standish State Forest. Called "Clear Pond" and then "Clew Pond" in the 19th century, the pond is located north of Rocky Pond and south of Kings Pond. The average depth is 11 feet (3.4 m) and the maximum depth is 31 feet (9.4 m). The source for this pond is groundwater, and there is no outlet. Access to the pond, suitable for car top boats and canoes, is at the northern shore. There are two beaches located on both sides to the boat access. About half of the pond is surrounded by the Curlew Pond public camping area of the Myles Standish State Forest, although a number of privately leased cottages ring the northeastern shore of the pond. The southern section is adjacent to the privately owned Blueberry Hill Camping Area. The pond was in the vicinity of a large forest fire in 1902 which burned thousands of acres of forest. External links MassWildlife - Pond Map and Info References
Cushman House (Arlington, Massachusetts)

The Cushman House (also known as the Wentworth House) is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in the mid-1880s and moved to its present location in 1896, it is a well-preserved but fully realized example of Queen Anne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Cushman House stands in a residential neighborhood on the south side of Arlington Center, on the east side of Bartlett Avenue midway between Gray and Woodland Streets. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof and an exterior of wooden clapboards and shingles. It is roughly T-shaped, with its entry porch located in the crook of the T, with turned posts and brackets forming arches supporting the porch roof. The siding at the upper levels is partly standard wooden shingles, and partly scallop-cut rows, giving variety to the surface. The house was built in 1884-1885 as a rental property by Thomas and John Gray, on the former Fowle estate, and was originally located facing Jason Street. The house was purchased and moved in 1896 by Mr. and Mrs Gardner Cushman, who built their Colonial Revival mansion (72 Irving Street) partly on that land. In 1897, Fannie Cushman sold this house to George and Annie Wentworth, who lived there some twenty years. It is one of Arlington's best-preserved examples of a modest Queen Anne house, a style more frequently seen than the more elaborate Queen Anne houses found on Pleasant Street. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington, Massachusetts References
Cutler Majestic Theatre

The Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts, is a 1903 Beaux Arts style theater, designed by the architect John Galen Howard. Originally built for theatre, it was one of three theaters commissioned in Boston by Eben Dyer Jordan, son of the founder of Jordan Marsh, a Boston-based chain of department stores. The Majestic was converted to accommodate vaudeville shows in the 1920s and eventually into a movie house in 1956 by Sack Cinemas. The change to film came with renovations that transformed the lobby and covered up much of John Galen Howard's original Beaux-Arts architecture. The theater continued to show movies until 1983 as the Saxon Theatre. By then, the theater began to deteriorate both in appearance and in programming. On January 15, 1961, American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell and a fellow Nazi Party member attempted to picket the local premiere of the film Exodus at the Saxon while staying at the Hotel Touraine directly across Tremont Street. After Boston Mayor John F. Collins (1960–1968) declined to deny Rockwell the right to picket, members of the local Jewish Defense League chapter organized a counterdemonstration of 2,000 Jewish protestors in response on the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets on the day of the premiere, which forced police to converge on the theater and force Rockwell into a police cruiser that took him to Logan International Airport where Rockwell was then boarded a flight to Washington, DC. In the mid-1980s Emerson College purchased the theater and restored it to its original Beaux-Arts appearance and reopening it in 1987. The theater today is a performing arts center for both Emerson College and the community at large. It is managed by Emerson College's Office of the Arts and is one of the regular venues of ArtsEmerson. It was the home base of Opera Boston and is now used by Boston Lyric Opera and frequently hosts performances by New England Conservatory, Teatro Lirico D'Europa, Celebrity Series of Boston, Emerson College's Emerson Stage company, and the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. In 2003 the theater was again renamed the Cutler Majestic Theatre, after donors Ted and Joan Benard-Cutler. It is a contributing property to a National Register of Historic Places district, the Piano Row District. It is also on the Massachusetts Register of Historic Places, and was designated a Boston Landmark in 1986. The theatre is located at 219 Tremont Street in the Boston Theater District. It seats just under 1,200 people. Footnotes External links Official website Library of Congress Photo of the Majestic, 1900s Flickr. Photo of the Saxon, 1984 City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Saxon Theatre Study Report, 1983