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Buffumville Lake

Buffumville Lake is a 200-acre (0.81 km2), 5.2-billion-US-gallon (20,000,000 m3) capacity United States Army Corps of Engineers flood control lake project located in Charlton, Massachusetts. The lake and surrounding grounds are open to the public for hiking, boating, fishing, and hunting. A 27-hole frisbee golf course is located next to the lake. Buffumville Lake is managed as a unit with the nearby Hodges Village Dam flood control project. The 92-mile (148 km) Midstate Trail is accessible from the north end of the lake. References "Buffumville Lake information, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District
Building at 138–142 Portland Street

138–142 Portland Street is a historic commercial building located at the address of the same name in Boston, Massachusetts. Description and history The five-story, Beaux Arts style building was designed by Stephen Codman and built in 1896. Codman later collaborated with the French architect and MIT professor Constant-Désiré Despradelle under the firm name Codman & Despradelle, producing several other significant buildings in Boston including the Berkeley Building (1905) on Boylston Street, considered one of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the city. The building was constructed for owner Catherine E. Tarbell and the Boston branch of the National Casket Company moved in as a tenant shortly after its completion, eventually becoming the largest manufacturer and supplier of caskets in New England by 1906. The building benefited from rail access for regional shipping in its early years.. The first floor has modern storefronts; the next three levels have brick pilasters separating the window bays with cast stone architraves. A cornice line separates the fifth level from the lower ones, and has oxeye windows at the building's rounded corners, and a dentillated cornice. It has also been classified as a Classical Revival building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1985, and included in the Bulfinch Triangle Historic District on February 27, 1986. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References
Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street

259 Mount Auburn Street is a small historic house built in the Italianate style of architecture located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Description and history Details surrounding the construction of the house are unclear, because it was apparently moved to the site where it currently resides in the late 1850s. Its Italianate styling places its construction right around 1850, and its small size (22' by 18') suggests that it might have originally been built as a railroad depot, probably from the Watertown Branch Railroad. It is two stories in height, with a shallow-pitch hip roof that extends to an unusual length beyond the walls, and is supported by large decorative brackets. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Building at 259 Mount Auburn Street at Wikimedia Commons
Building at 30–34 Station Street

The Building at 30–34 Station Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, is a historic mixed-use residential/commercial building. It was designed by architects Winslow & Wetherell with elements of Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival style, and was completed in 1893. It is one of the first examples in Brookline of a mixed-use building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history Station Street is a short commercial street in Brookline Village, paralleling the tracks of the MBTA Green Line D branch between Washington and Kent Streets. 30–34 Station Street is on north side, roughly midway on the block and opposite the Brookline Village station. It is a four-story building, built out of brick and covered by a flat roof. The ground floor houses four storefronts articulated by cast iron columns, and the upper floors have eight bays, four of which consist of projecting polygonal bays. It has a deep bracketed cornice, and a band of dentil brickwork between the first and second floors. The building, then as now, housed stores on the first floor and residences above. Since 1974, it has housed Puppet Showplace Theater, the only theater dedicated to the art of puppetry in the Boston area and one of fewer than 50 puppet theaters in the United States. The building was designed by Winslow & Wetherell, a Boston architectural firm, and completed in 1893 for Arthur Cobb, a Boston merchant and real estate developer. Cobb's other Brookline properties included a stone rowhouse on Walnut Street and a second commercial block with six storefronts on Station Street. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts References
Building at 51 Hunt Street

The Building at 51 Hunt Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, is one of a relatively small number of triple decker apartment buildings in the city. Built in 1907 by Charles Stratton as part of his development of North Quincy as a rail-commuter suburb, it is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a flat roof and wooden clapboard siding. The building is notable for its high parapet and its unusual porch balustrades. The roof line has a cornice with dentil moulding and simple brackets. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Quincy, Massachusetts References External links Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey on 51 Hunt Street
Bullard House

The Bullard House is an historic house at 4 Woodward Avenue in the center of Berlin, Massachusetts, United States. History The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house has a complex construction history, having been modified or extended numerous times since its oldest portion was built c. 1780. This old portion was probably three bays wide and two stories high, with an entrance near the east present facade corner. In the early 1790s the building's size was greatly expanded, with additions to the west and rear, giving it a saltbox appearance. In the 1850s the west side of the rear leanto was further extended to add a new kitchen space. A shed was added to this kitchen space in the 1920s and enlarged in 1956, and a shed dormer was added to the east rear of the building. The house has seen a variety of uses. When first built, it was used as a shop by John Pollard, Jr. At some point in the 1790s a tavern business was added, either by Pollard or one of the subsequent owners. It continued in use as a tavern until 1813, when Solomon Howe moved that business to a new building across the street. This house was then divided into two housing units, which were sold separately. The east side was mostly occupied by tenants for the next 150 years. The west side would be principally occupied by members of the Bullard family, who operated a smithy on the site for about 120 years. The two sides came under a single owner in 1941, but the units remained separate. The property was sold to the town in 1996, and now serves as a local history museum. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. In popular culture The house featured as a location in the 1979 film The Europeans, a Merchant Ivory adaptation of the Henry James novel of the same name. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Berlin historical sites
Bullough's Pond

Bullough's Pond, a former mill pond located in Newton, Massachusetts, is now a 6.9 acre decorative pond in a suburban neighborhood, used for bird watching and walking. In the nineteenth century it was the site of a commercial ice business. Since the early 2000s, temperatures have warmed to the point that its winter ice is no longer thick enough to support skating safely. History The pond was created in 1664, initially to power flour production. It was formed when Captain John Spring had built a dam across Laundry Brook. Railroad service from Boston to the village of Newtonville was introduced in 1834. The following year, John Bullough purchased a share of John Spring's mill. A fair was held in 2013 to mark the 350th anniversary of the pond. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the pond was especially popular for Newton's residents. Condition and Safety The Massachusetts Office of Dam Safety (ODS) of the Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) requires "requires that earth embankment dams be maintained free of the existence of trees and woody growth." In early 2018, the State of MA undertook a survey of Bulloughs Pond and in July 2018 issued a dam safety order to the City of Newton. According to the ODS, which reports to the National Inventory of Dams, the hazard potential of the Bulloughs Pond Dam is "significant" and the condition assessment is "poor." The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on July 16, 2018 advised the City of Newton that injury to individuals or damage to the property of others caused by a dam breach could result in the City being responsible and held liable. Books Once Around Bullough's Pond: A Native American Epic, Douglas Worth, 1987 Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England, Diana Muir, University Press of New England, 2000. Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award, 2001 Films A scene from "The Women," starring Annette Bening and Meg Ryan, was filmed on the pond. Notable residents Alex Beam Diana Muir Image gallery References External links Bullough's Pond Association Newton Conservators City of Newton Photos by Ellen Foust
Bumpkin Island

Bumpkin Island (ebenso bekannt als Round Island, Pumpkin Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island und Ward’s Island) ist eine Insel in der Hingham Bay im Boston Harbor. Sie liegt 10,2 mi (16,4 km) vom Bostoner Stadtzentrum entfernt auf dem Gebiet des Bundesstaats Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Bumpkin Island verfügt über eine dauerhafte Fläche von ca. 30 Acres (0,12 km²), die durch ein Watt je nach Tidenhub temporär um weitere 31 Acres (0,12 km²) vergrößert wird. Sie wird vom Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) verwaltet und ist Teil der Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Die Insel wird regelmäßig von Shuttlebooten angefahren und ist von 9 Uhr morgens bis zum Sonnenuntergang geöffnet. Geographie Geologie Die Insel besteht hauptsächlich aus einem einzigen Drumlin, der bis zu 70 ft (21,3 m) aus dem Wasser aufragt und von einem felsigen Ufer umgeben ist. Bei Ebbe ist Bumpkin Island über eine Sandbank mit dem Sunset Point in Hull verbunden. Flora und Fauna Auf der Insel stehen einige ca. 100 Jahre alte Bäume, darunter Papier-Birken, Birn- und Apfelbäume. Es findet sich ebenso eine einzelne Eibe, deren Pflanzdatum auf das frühe 19. Jahrhundert datiert wird. Die meisten der auf der Insel wachsenden Bäume, Sträucher und Weinreben sind durch Sukzession aus in früheren Jahren angepflanzten Exemplaren entstanden. Die Tierwelt der Insel ist noch Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen. Geschichte Die Insel wurde bereits von den Indianern und während der Kolonialzeit für die Landwirtschaft genutzt. Im frühen 19. Jahrhundert befand sich eine Anlage zur industriellen Trocknung von Fischen auf Bumpkin Island, und im frühen 20. Jahrhundert wurden dort auch Fische verarbeitet. Der Bostoner Philanthrop Albert Burrage gründete 1900 ein Kinderkrankenhaus auf der Insel. Während des Ersten Weltkriegs wurde dort ein Ausbildungslager der U.S. Navy betrieben, das nach Ende des Kriegs wieder abgerissen wurde. 1940 wurde das Krankenhaus für an Poliomyelitis erkrankte Menschen neu eröffnet, musste während des Zweiten Weltkriegs jedoch wieder geschlossen werden und brannte 1945 nieder. Heute befinden sich nur noch die Ruinen eines alten Bauernhofs auf der Insel. Sehenswürdigkeiten Auf der Insel bieten sich der Pier, ein Pumpenhaus, die Ruinen ehemaliger Häuser sowie die Grundmauern der ehemaligen Kantine und des Krankenhauses als Besichtigungsorte an. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Boston Harbor Islands. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, abgerufen am 5. Februar 2023 (englisch, grundsätzliche Informationen des DCR über das Schutzgebiet, Reisevorbereitungen und Verhaltensweisen).
Bumpkin Island

Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Bumpkin Island is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. The island has an area of 30 acres (12 ha), plus an intertidal zone of a further 31 acres (13 ha). It is composed of a central drumlin with an elevation of 70 feet (21 m) above sea level, surrounded by a rock-strewn shoreline. A sand spit, exposed at low tide, connects the eastern end of the island to Sunset Point in Hull. In 1902, Albert Burrage, a Boston philanthropist, had a summer hospital opened on the island for children with physical disabilities. During World War I the island was used by the U.S. Navy. Starting around 1940, the island was used as a facility for polio patients. However, the hospital closed during World War II and burned down in 1945. References External links Bumpkin Island Art Encampment
Bumpkin Island

Bumpkin Island, conosciuta anche come Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island o Ward's Island, è un'isola degli Stati Uniti d'America, situata nello Stato del Massachusetts nella baia di Boston. Descrizione Nel 1902, Albert Burrage, un filantropo di Boston, fece aprire sull'isola un ospedale estivo destinato a bambini con disabilità fisiche. Durante la prima guerra mondiale l'isola fu utilizzata dalla Marina degli Stati Uniti. A partire dal 1940 circa, l'isola è stata utilizzata come struttura per pazienti affetti da poliomielite. Tuttavia, l'ospedale è stato chiuso durante la seconda guerra mondiale e bruciato nel 1945. Dal 1996 fa parte della Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. L'isola ha una superficie di 120 000 m², più una zona intertidale di ulteriori 130 000 m². L'isola è collegata con Boston con un servizio navale attivo solo nei fine settimana e nei giorni festivi, ma può essere facilmente raggiunto con barche o kayak. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Bumpkin Island Collegamenti esterni Bumpkin Island web page, su bostonislands.org (archiviato dall'url originale il 26 agosto 2006).
Burial Hill

Burial Hill is a historic cemetery or burying ground on School Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Established in the 17th century, it is the burial site of several Pilgrims, the founding settlers of Plymouth Colony. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Description Burial Hill is located just west of Plymouth's Main Street, which parallels the shoreline of Plymouth Bay, and is at the southwest end of Leyden Street, which parallels Town Brook to the south, and was the first street laid out when the Plymouth Colony was founded in 1620. The hill rises 165 feet (50 m) above sea level, and provides commanding views over the surrounding landscape and coastline. The main entrance to the cemetery is just north of the First Parish Church in Plymouth, whose current building is the fifth to stand on the same site. A network of paved footpaths are laid out through the cemetery's 5.1 acres (2.1 ha), with stairs located along steeper sections. There are more than 2,000 marked graves, dating from 1680 to 1957. History The first Pilgrim burial ground was on nearby Cole's Hill in 1620-21. Originally, the Pilgrims constructed a fort on top of Burial Hill in 1621-22 (a reconstruction exists in nearby Plimoth Plantation). The Burial Hill fort also served as a meeting house for the colony and for the First Parish Church until 1677. According to tradition, the first grave on Burial Hill was Pilgrim John Howland's. However, he did not die until 1672; other people claimed to be buried there died considerably earlier. First Parish's congregation currently meets in an 1899 church building at the base of Burial Hill on the town square, near where it first met in 1621. Notable burials and cenotaphs Mary Allerton, Pilgrim, last surviving Mayflower passenger William Bradford, Pilgrim, Mayflower passenger, Governor William Brewster, church elder Thomas Cushman, Ruling Elder of the Plymouth Colony, 1649-1691 Robert Cushman, organizer of the Mayflower expedition (cenotaph at Cushman Monument) Edward Doty, Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke, Pilgrim, Mayflower passenger John Howland, Pilgrim, Mayflower passenger Adoniram Judson, Christian missionary to Asia James Magee, captain of the ill-fated privateer General Arnold Thomas Prence, Colonial Governor Thomas Russell, judge, collector of customs, and ambassador Zabdiel Sampson, Congressman James Warren, Patriot leader Mercy Otis Warren, author Richard Warren, Pilgrim, Mayflower passenger Image gallery See also Myles Standish Burial Ground Cole's Hill Plymouth Rock National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Funerary art in Puritan New England References External links Plymouth, Massachusetts - Burial Hill Cemetery
Burial Hill

Burial Hill es un cementerio histórico ubicado en Plymouth, Massachusetts (Estados Unidos), y el lugar de entierro de varios Peregrinos. El cementerio fue fundado en el siglo XVII y se encuentra sobre Leyden Street, la primera calle en Plymouth. Historia El primer cementerio de peregrinos estaba a los alrededores de Cole's Hill en 1620-21.​ Originalmente, los peregrinos construyeron una fortaleza en la cima de Burial Hill en 1621-22 (ya existía una construcción anterior cerca de la Plantación Plymouth).​ El fuerte de Burial Hilla también sirvió como una casa de reunión para la colonia y para la primera parroquia en Plymouth hasta 1677.​ Según la tradición, la primera tumba en Burial Hill era del peregrino John Howland.​ Sin embargo, no murió hasta 1672; otras personas que decían estar enterradas allí murieron considerablemente antes.​ La congregación de la primera parroquia se encuentra actualmente en un edificio de la iglesia de 1899, en la base de Burial Hill, en la plaza de la ciudad, cerca de donde se reunió por primera vez en 1621.​ Entierros y cenotafios notables Mary Allerton, peregrina, última superviviente del Mayflower. William Bradford, peregrino, gobernador. William Brewster, anciano de la iglesia. Edward Doty, pasajero del Mayflower. Francisco Cooke, peregrino, pasajero del Mayflower. John Howland, peregrino, pasajero del Mayflower. Adoniram Judson, cristiano misionero. Thomas Prence, gobernador colonial. Zabdiel Sampson, congresista. Squanto, guía e intérprete Patuxet (tumba sin marcar). James Warren, líder patriota. Mercy Otis Warren, escritora Richard Warren, peregrino, pasajero del Mayflower. Elizabeth Walker Warren, peregrina, pasajera del Anne. Referencias
Burkeville Covered Bridge

The Burkeville Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Main Poland Road over the South River in Conway, Massachusetts. Probably built in 1870, it is a regionally rare example of a multiple kingrod bridge with iron tensioning verticals (a modified Howe truss system), and one of a few 19th century covered bridges to survive in Massachusetts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The Burkeville Covered Bridge stands in the formerly industrial village of Burkeville, west of the center of Conway, carrying Main Poland Road over the South River just south of Massachusetts Route 116. It is of kingrod truss construction, with a total truss length of 106.5 inches (2.71 m) and a roadway width of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) (one lane). It is covered by a gabled metal roof and its sides are finished in vertical board siding. Its wooden trusses, in contrast to kingpost trusses, have wrought iron verticals which transmit the active load to the top chord of the truss. In some places, fittings of the trusses have either been replaced or reinforced by steel components. The first bridge on the site is thought to have been built in 1850, when Main Poland Road was rerouted to accommodate changes in the water impoundments for the industrial facilities then active in Burkeville. The present bridge was built in 1870 after that bridge was damaged in a major flood the previous year. It was closed after the 1938 New England hurricane weakened it, and it underwent major repairs. In the following years, its stone abutments were faced in concrete. Its roof partially collapsed under heavy snow in 1975, but was restored by town volunteers. It was closed for safety reasons in 1985, and reopened to vehicular traffic in November 2013 after renovations. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Massachusetts List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge, Colrain References External links Media related to Burkeville Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area (or BPWMA) is located in the towns of Hanson and Halifax in Massachusetts, USA. The area is composed of 1,625 acres (6.58 km2) of open land for public use, including hiking, biking, and birding. Hunting is permitted except on Sundays. BPWMA is made up mainly of swampy lands, old cranberry bogs (formally Bog 18, the biggest in the world), and cedar forest. It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. References External links Description from North and South Rivers Watershed Association Trail map MassWildlife Lands Viewer (use search box to zoom to property) Town of Halifax Facebook page
Butterfield-Whittemore House

The Butterfield-Whittemore House, is a historic colonial house at 54 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts. With its oldest section dating to c. 1695, it is one of the town's oldest houses, and may be its oldest. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Butterfield-Whittemore House stands on the south side of Massachusetts Avenue in East Arlington, between Fairmont and Lafayette Streets. It is set back from the street relative to the flanking multifamily buildings, and is set slightly askew from the current alignment of the road. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, clapboarded front, and brick sidewalls. The roof is pierced by interior chimneys. The main facade is five bays wide and symmetrical, with the centered entrance sheltered by a gabled porch supported by fluted columns. The earliest part of the house was built about 1695 by Johnathan Butterfield, a field driver in Menotomy, as Arlington was then called. It was sold in 1749 to Samuel Whittemore III, son of the local American Revolutionary War hero of the same name. The locally famous Whittemore was long thought to own this house, but was actually living in a house across Massachusetts Avenue. Greek Revival modifications were made about 1845, and a new porch added circa 1920. Restorations began in 2006 and have since completed. The house's position relative to Massachusetts Avenue is unusual because it is reflective of the road's early 18th century alignment. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington, Massachusetts References External links Wicked Local: Resurrecting the past by post and beam, by Les Masterson, Wed Apr 11, 2007.