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IP - Salisbury Pond - Bridge Design
A proposed bridge design by WPI civil engineering students as part of their MQP.
Institute’s Right in Norse Tower Site
Local historical society director U. Waldo Cutler argues his case for not keeping the Norse Tower. At the time, rumors had all but been confirmed the Norse Tower’s removal and replacement with the Rogers-Kennedy Memorial monument. The town had…
Institute Tower with Horse and Bicycle 2
An early photo of the Tower shortly after it was built. Note the benches and metal ladder in the center. At the time parks were thought of as places of enlightenment and self refinement. These man-made ruins, known as “folleys” were designed with no…
Institute Tower with Horse and Bicycle
An early photo of the Tower shortly after it was built. Note the benches and metal ladder in the center. At the time parks were thought of as places of enlightenment and self refinement. These man-made ruins, known as “folleys” were designed with no…
Institute Park Trees, 1890
A list of tree species planted in Institute Park in 1890
Institute Park tower and Riley house at corner of West and Salisbury Streets #2
The Norse Tower stood at the corner of West and Salisbury street. The lack of tree cover in Institute park helped it tower over the surrounding area. A landmark quite difficult to ignore. While the date of the photograph is unknown, the presence of…