| HM Number | HM1T37 |
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| Additional Information | I live in the neighborhood and have been curious about this marker since I noticed it. I have not been able to link Jared Sparks to Chelsea, although he was definitely a president at Harvard from 1849-53. House on lot was built in 1914, according to city records. |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century, 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Monument |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Carved Stone |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, July 15th, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT -07:00 |
| Directions Information | 8 Summit Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 |
|---|---|
| Location Description | Single-family home, currently vacant. Stone obelisk, about 3' tall, in front yard by flagpole. Carving obscured by lichen. Looks to be granite stone. |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 333343 N 4696286 |
| Decimal Degrees | 42.40099620, -71.02506220 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 24.0598', W 71° 1.5037' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 24' 3.5863" N, 71° 1' 30.2239" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 617, 857 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 8 Summit Ave, Chelsea MA 02150, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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