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Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Harvard Map Collection
- Originator
- Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Originator
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Publication Date
- 200107
- Title
- Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-meahisplcpt
- Abstract
- This datalayer is a point coverage for Massachusetts locations for properties listed on the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places. This layer was derived from the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas database published by the Harvard Map Collection in 2001. For more information on this layer please read the "Supplemental Information" section which follows. The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) was a collaborative project to provides access, via the Internet, to data about the Commonwealth, its thirteen regional planning agency districts and 351 cities and towns. This dataset is now only available via The Harvard Geospatial Library.
- Purpose
- This layer is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. This layer will provide a basemap for layers related to socio-political anaylsis, statistical enumeration and analysis, or to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. More advanced user applications may focus on demographics, urban and rural land use planning, socio-economic analysis and related areas including defining boundaries, managing assets and facilities, integrating attribute databases with geographic features, spatial analysis, and presentation output. This layer also provided documentation of locations for use in state historic preservation office GIS.
- Supplemental Information
- The State Register of Historic Places (SRHP) datalayer consists of points representing locations of significant historic properties and sites with legal designations under several specific local, state and federal statutes The SRHP was established by MGL ch. 9 ss. 26-27c as amended by Chapter 152 of the Acts of 1982 and Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1985, and is maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Historic resources in the SRHP include buildings, structures, objects, sites, landscapes and districts. Locational information on archaeological sites in the SRHP is not a public record, and therefore archaeological sites are not included in the current datalayer. This data was originally developed by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Questions about the date or planned updates should contact the Commission at: Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 USA (617) 727-8470 (voice) (617) 727-5128 (FAX) Hours of Service: Monday through Friday, 8:45 am to 5:00 pm
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 1997
- Bounding Box
- West
- -73.410879
- East
- -69.918196
- North
- 42.858923
- South
- 41.270692
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- planningCadastre
- Theme Keyword
- Historic districts
- Historic buildings
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Place Keyword
- Massachusetts
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- For educational, non-commercial use only. Although this data set has been developed by the Harvard Map Collection and its partners, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the producers as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the producers in the use of this data, or related materials.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- None planned
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Map Collection
- Delivery Point
- Harvard Map Collection
- Delivery Point
- Pusey Library
- Delivery Point
- Harvard University
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. EST-USA
- Credit
- The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas dataset was a joint project of Douglas Carnahan, formerly of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Richard Gelpke of the Earth and Geographic Sciences Department of the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and David Cobb, Bonnie Burns, Martin von Wyss, and Arlene Olivero of the Harvard Map Collection. Valuable technical assistance and support has been provided by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Peter Girard of ESRI, and the Harvard College Library. From the MassGIS Website documentation on this layer: "All maps displaying these layers must include the following disclaimer: "Historic Districts - Massachusetts Historical Commission: This is a beta version and does not reflect listings past 1997. Users should consult the most recent State Register of Historic Places (available at the State House Bookstore) for updates. Listings are regularly updated in the weekly State Register."
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Topological Properties The attribute accuracy of these files is as precise as the source used during the creation or update of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) database. No specific field tests for attribute accuracy have been conducted on the files.
- Completeness Report
- Data completeness of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) files reflects the contents of the database at the time the files were created. Data for a given category contain attribute codes that reflect the information portrayed on the original source. Historic resources in the SRHP include buildings, structures, objects, sites, landscapes and districts. Locational information on archaeological sites in the SRHP is not a public record, and therefore archaeological sites are not included in the current datalayers. This ilayer does not reflect listings entered since 1997. Users should consult the most recent State Register of Historic Places (available at the State House Bookstore) for updates. Listings are regularly updated in the weekly State Register.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas' (MEA) mission to profile the Commonwealth's people and institutions did not require the highest level of positional accuracy. Coordinates in these files are in decimal degrees and have six implied decimal places. The six-decimal place precision is useful when producing maps as it allows you to place features that are next to each other on the ground in the correct position, relative to each other, on the map without overlap.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Title
- State Register of Historical Places
- Source Scale Denominator
- 25000
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1997
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Contribution
- The information was compiled on and digitized from USGS 7.5 minute quads at 1:25000 and 1:24000 scales, and from a variety of other source maps on file with the MHC. The accuracy of these maps varies
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- Entity point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 3274
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Grid Coordinate System
- Grid Coordinate System Name
- State Plane Coordinate System 1983
- State Plane Coordinate System
- SPCS Zone Identifier
- 2001
- Lambert Conformal Conic
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- coordinate pair
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 0.000145
- Ordinate Resolution
- 0.000145
- Planar Distance Units
- meters
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid Name
- Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257222
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
- Altitude System Definition
- Altitude Resolution
- 1.000000
- Altitude Encoding Method
- Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- State Historic Places
- Entity Type Definition
- Points represent location in historic regsiter
- Entity Type Definition Source
- MEA
- Attributes
- TIM.MEAHISPLCPT.AREA
- Feature area measured in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- Attribute Value Accuracy
- Value will always be "0" for point features
- PERIMETER
- Perimeter measured in coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- Attribute Value Accuracy
- Value will always be "0" for point features
- SRHPPT_
- Internal Feature Identifier
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- SRHPPT_ID
- Internal Feature Identifier
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- LONGITUDE
- Decimal Degrees Longitude for Point
- Definition Source
- Computed
- LATITUDE
- Decimal Degrees Latitude for Point
- Definition Source
- Computed
- MHCID
- Internal Feature Identifier
- USERID
- Internal ID used in production.
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- MHCN
- MHC's unique identifier for a property either a three-character town code followed by a numeric id or a four-digit temporary numeric id
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- TOWN
- Three-character town code.
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- HISTNAME
- Historic name of the property as it appears in the SRHP
- Definition Source
- MHC
- ST_NO
- Street number of street address line
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- STREET_NAM
- Street name of address line
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- LL
- Local Landmark
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- MAHL
- Massachusetts Archaeological Landmark or Massachusetts Historic Landmark
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NHL
- National Historic Landmark
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NRDIS
- National Register District
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NRDOE
- National Register Determination of Eligibility
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NRIND
- National Register Individual property
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NRMPS
- National Register Multiple Property Submission
- Y
- Yes
- NRMRA
- National Register Multiple Resource Area
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- NRTRA
- National Register Thematic Resource Area
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- PR
- Preservation Restriction
- Y
- Yes
- Definition Source
- MHC
- LHD
- Local Historic District
- Y
- Yes
- DESIGNATIO
- Historical Designation - concatenation of all designations assigned to the property
- LL
- Local Landmark
- MAHL
- Massachusetts Archaeological Landmark or Massachusetts Historic Landmark
- NHL
- National Historic Landmark
- NRDIS
- National Register District
- NRDOE
- National Register Determination of Eligibility
- NRIND
- National Register Individual property
- NRMPS
- National Register Multiple Property Submission
- NRMRA
- National Register Multiple Resource Area
- NRTRA
- National Register Thematic Resource Area
- PR
- Preservation Restriction
- LHD
- Local Historic District
- Definition Source
- Harvard Map Collection
- SHAPE
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shape
- Distributor
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20040316
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Person Primary
- Contact Person
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Contact Address
- Address
- Harvard University Library
- Address
- Office For Information Systems
- Address
- 1280 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State or Province
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Extensions
- Online Linkage
- http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
- Profile Name
- ESRI Metadata Profile
