High Pumping Station

High Pumping Station

High Pumping Station as seen underneath the IRT Line from across Jerome Ave. Tracey Towers loom in the background.
Location Jerome Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates 40°52′42″N 73°53′12″W / 40.87833°N 73.88667°W / 40.87833; -73.88667Coordinates: 40°52′42″N 73°53′12″W / 40.87833°N 73.88667°W / 40.87833; -73.88667
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1901
Architect Birdsall, George W.
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference #

83003882

[1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1983

High Pumping Station is a historic pumping station located in the Bronx, New York, New York. It was built between 1901 and 1906, and is a rectangular red brick building with a steeply pitched slate covered gable roof. It was built as part of the Jerome Park Reservoir complex.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Raymond W. Smith (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: High Pumping Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying two photos".


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