Perkins Institute.

Dublin Core

Title

Perkins Institute.

Subject

School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Perkins School -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).;

Description

Howe Building bell tower at Perkins School for the blind. The bell tower houses eight carillon bells made by Whitechapel bell foundry in England and installed in 1912. The bells have not been available for ringing since the early 1980's. The pitch of heaviest bell is E in the middle octave. The bells were a gift from a descendent of the founder.

Contributor

Watertown Free Public Library

Rights

Management Restrictions apply. See application form at http://watertownlib.org/research/historic-watertown/photographs

Format

Postcard

Identifier

figure 6015

Files

Collection

Citation

“Perkins Institute.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed June 18, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/53257.

Comments

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