Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The gatehouse at the end of the Sudbury Aqueduct, a contributing structure to the district
Location:	between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts; extends into Newton
Governing body:	Local government
NRHP Reference#:	890002271
Added to NRHP:	February 18, 1990

Chestnut Hill Water Works high-service pumping station

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District is located between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, just east of the Boston College Main Campus Historic District and the Boston-Newton city line. On February 18, 1990, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses the reservoir and all of the structures related to its use, including the terminating gatehouse of the Sudbury Aqueduct, which feeds the reservoir, and the former pumphouses that distributed its water.

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National Register listing

• Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
• (added 1990 - District - #89002271)
• Beacon St. and Commonwealth Ave., Newton (actually in Boston)
• Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Et al.
• Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Classical Revival, Other
• Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And *Development
• Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875–1899, 1900–1924
• Owner: Local Gov't
• Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
• Historic Sub-function: Water Works
• Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

See also

• Chestnut Hill Reservoir
• Chestnut Hill Reservation
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Boston, Massachusetts
• Leavitt-Riedler Pumping Engine