[MassHistPres] Roadway Lighting East Princeton Village

[Garrett Laws]

Somerville had some really good looking lighting installed recently.

Anyone know if they were "historic" replications?

Garrett laws

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Joyce Anderson <jabanderson at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Dear Members of Masshistpress:
> East Princeton Village, located on busy Route 140, is on the National
Register. Originally in 1903 there were 25 Boston style street lights placed
along the roadway but have since been lost to time. A recommendation has
been made by the Princeton Light Department to replace the remaining
overhead roadway lighting fixtures along Main St (Route 140).
>
> The recommendation made by the Princeton Light Dept. includes the
following criteria: "The fixture needs to be mounted on an arm that gets
mounted on the utility pole. It is a 70-100 HID light fixture. The lights
are usually described as “street or roadway lighting”.  We usually install a
GE Lighting system fixture catalog number: SAM07S1N54LV5SLC
>
> The most important specs are:
> Voltage:               120 volts
> Lamp wattage:  70 watt
> Ballast:                  HPS
> Low cutoff angle"
>
> Can anyone make a suggestion for street lighting that would involve either
all or some of the above criteria but still retain the integrity of the
village? If this requirement cannot be met, do you have any suggestions for
lighting in East Princeton Village?
> Thank you in advance.
> Joyce Anderson, Princeton Historical Commission

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