Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District

Coordinates: 42°20′6.30″N 71°9′30.52″W / 42.335083°N 71.1584778°W / 42.335083; -71.1584778

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
view of Boston College from across the reservoir
Location: between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Governing body: Local government
NRHP Reference#: 890002271 [1]
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.

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

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