Cambridge  

Sundial: 190
State/Province:  Massachusetts Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Vertical Dial Condition:  Good
  Latitude and Longitude: 42° 22.512' N  71° 08.701' W
Location:
  • Mount Auburn Cemetery, Story Chapel 580 Mt. Auburn St
 
Description:
  • Approx 2' x 2' Bronze Square bronze plate, with Roman numerals, is open in the center. Gnomon extends through this open space. Dial is mounted above a window of the chapel, angled from wall face. (presumably so that it will face true South.)
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: Mount Auburn Cemetery
  • 'With warning hand I hark time's rapid flight from life's glad morning to its solemn night. Yet through the dear God's love I also show there's light above me by the shade below. -- Whittier
  • Designer:
  • Builder:
  • Construction Date: 1896-98
 
References:
  • Life and Correspondence of Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, (1902)

Last Revised: 2022-05-16 15:55