Somerville Old Powder House
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The Somerville Old Powder House is a historic stone structure in Somerville, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era use as a gunpowder storage facility and its role in pre-Revolutionary War events.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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powder house ⓘ stone structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Somerville, Massachusetts
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Colonial architecture in Massachusetts ⓘ Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Somerville, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
cylindrical stone tower form
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small windows or openings ⓘ thick masonry walls ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction | storage of gunpowder for colonial militia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriod |
American Revolutionary period
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colonial era ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ Somerville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInPark | Nathan Tufts Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Tufts University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Somerville local historic resources ⓘ |
| significance |
colonial-era military site
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one of the oldest stone buildings in Somerville ⓘ site associated with pre-Revolutionary War events ⓘ |
| use |
gunpowder storage facility
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military storage building ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.