High Pumping Station

High Pumping Station
High Pumping Station. Tracey Towers loom in the background.
LocationJerome Ave., The Bronx
Coordinates40°52′42″N 73°53′12″W / 40.87833°N 73.88667°W / 40.87833; -73.88667
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectBirdsall, George W.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.83003882 [1]
NYCL No.1080
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1983
Designated NYCLJuly 28, 1981

High Pumping Station is a historic pumping station located in Jerome Park, Bronx, the Bronx, New York City. 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]

The station is run by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying two photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. ^ "DEP Announces $15 Million Upgrade of Jerome Park Reservoir Facilities in the Bronx" (Press release). New York City Department of Environmental Protection. January 16, 2019.