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HAER PA,51-PHILA,328- (sheet 33 of 36) - Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Latrobe, Benjamin Henry; Graff, Frederick; Graff, Frederick; Birkenbine, Henry P, M; Cooley, Ariel; Davis, John; Evans, Oliver; Merrick and Towne; Richards, Samuel; Weymouth Forge; Philadelphia Water Department; Rush, William; Mars Works; Oakes, Thomas; Bromley, Drury; Reeve and Lewis; Rush and Muhlenberg; Kemble, William; West Point Foundry; Morris, Levi; Schuylkill Navigation Company; I. P. Morris and Company; Heston, Edward; Ogdin, Samuel; Geyelin, Emile E; West Engine Company of Norristown; Fairmount Park Commission; Smith, Jonas; Briggs, William; Lewis, Joseph S; McFadden, William H; Philadelphia Water Department, sponsor; Graham, J Todd, field team; Holin, Maryjoel, field team; Junior League of Philadelphia, sponsor; Cary, Brian, transmitter; Boucher, Jack E, photographer; Gibson, Jane Mork, historian; Coelos, Kathleen M, delineator; McCauley, Hugh j, delineator; Doo, Peter C, delineator; Longnecker, H Reed, delineator; Brey, M Cynthia, delineator; Ganelin, Susan Stein, historian
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HAER PA,51-PHILA,328- (sheet 33 of 36) - Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER PA,51-PHILA,328- (sheet 33 of 36)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early 19th century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply Philadelphia with a reliable source of fresh water. During its operational life the Fairmount Water Works employed a wide variety of hydraulic technologies including steam engines, wooden and cast iron breast wheels, and iron water turbines. Known as the "Mecca of hydraulic engineers" the Fairmount Water Works greatly influenced subsequent municipal water works development throughout the United States.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2
  • Survey number: HAER PA-51
  • Building/structure dates: 1814- 1815 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1821- 1822 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1860- 1862 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1867- 1872 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1909- 1911 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 76001662.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa0837.sheet.00033a
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Object location39° 57′ 07.99″ N, 75° 09′ 51.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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