Jerome Park Reservoir

Infobox_nrhp | name =Jerome Park Reservoir
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
location= Goulden, Reservoir and Sedgwick Aves., Bronx, New York
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 52
lat_seconds = 40
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 53
long_seconds = 44
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1895
architect=
architecture= Art Deco, Other
added = September 07, 2000cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=00001014The Jerome Park Reservoir is located in the North Bronx, New York City. It was built in 1906 to serve the Croton Aqueduct as part of the New York City water supply system.

The reservoir is surrounded by DeWitt Clinton High School, the Bronx High School of Science, Lehman College, and numerous apartment houses, including the Amalgamated Housing Cooperative, administered by the Park Reservoir Housing Corporation.

It is named for Jerome Park Racetrack, a part of the former Old Bathgate Estate which opened in 1866 and which was the site of the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867. The racetrack was condemned, bought by New York City and closed in 1889 to make way for the reservoir.

In 1996, residents fought to stop the city from converting the site to a water treatment plant. It was thought that the noise, chemicals, and unsightly construction would decrease the quality of life for area residents. The treatment plant was built in another part of the Bronx, minutes away in the middle of Van Cortlandt Park.

The reservoir was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

More information can be found at: [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=11042 Jerome Park] (New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, retrieved on July 12, 2008).

References

External links

* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=11042 Jerome Park] , at New York City Department of Parks and Recreation