Sundial 907
- Dial City: Chatham Village
- Dial State/Province: Pennsylvania
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 40° 25.760' N
- Dial Nr: 907
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 80° 0.996' W
- Dial Owner: Park & Recreation - City of Pittsburgh
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Erected by the Chatham Villages
- Dial Date: 1962
- Location:
- Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mount Washington neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Olympia Park. Dial is above tennis courts on Pennridge Road, past the Pennridge Road and Bigham Road intersection.
- Description:
- This bronze dial is about 12 inches in diameter. The outside chapter ring is delineated in 15 minute intervals with hours shown in Roman numerals from 4am-8pm. The gnomon has the profile of a bird under the style. Unfortunately the photos show that the gnomon has been installed backward on the dial. At the south end of the sundial is the classic hour glass and wings, symbolizing "Time Flies". The community of Chatham Village is regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of the Garden City concept by city planners, architects, and landscape architects. It is also a National Historic Landmark, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Inscription:
- Rising Sun Hope, Setting Sun Peace Plaque on Pedestal: In Tribute to Charles R Lewis First Director of The Buhl Foundation Whose Vision Created Chatham Village in 1932 This tablet is erected by the Chatham Villages of 1962 so that those who live here today and tomorrow may read and remember
Last Update:
2020-03-04 13:39