Word: landing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...plan which Mr. Gordon has proposed and which has been adopted by the Museum, involves the purchase of a tract of land adjoining the ruins in the Copan valley and comprising several thousand acres, and the building of a house thereon to serve as headquarters for exploration from year to year. The runs will furnish an abundant supply of building stone ready at hand, and the forests of pine, cedar and mahogany growing on the land will afford a supply of building material which will be found convenient, in the absence of facilities for transportation...
...fence which will run along the speedway for the distance of a mile is now in course of construction and will be of the same design as the fence on North Harvard street. It will be erected by the Metropolitan Park Commission in exchange for a strip of land of forty-six acres, upon which the speedway has been made. In addition to these improvements, the new University Boat House is now building...
...first floor will have seven entrances from the land side and three from the water side. The middle entrances open directly into the main hall, 71 by 63 feet, which has not yet been assigned for any special use, but most of the oars and probably many of the boats will be placed in it. To the right of the main hall is a workshop, 71 by 21 feet; and beyond it, in the east end of the building, is a rowing tank, 51 by 28 feet. Boat racks will be placed on the walls of the rowing room...
...large tract of land known as the Stockton Place has been leased by the Golf Association, and will be fitted up for use by members of the club. The old Stockton residence will be made into a club-house. Chester Griswold, Jr., '99, has been elected captain of the University Golf Team for the season of 1900-1901, to succeed John Stuart...
...Lawrence estate on Brattle street, which was purchased last year with money raised under the direction of President Eliot, has been placed in charge of the State and is being converted into a public park. The land which adjoins it on the south has also been bought and has been added to what will eventually be known as the Lowell Memorial Park. As yet, little work has been done on the grounds except to clear off dead trees and to grade down slight elevations. Under the state park commissioners, however, the work of improving and enclosing the land will...