Location: Croton Watershed
STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
Architect/Engineer/Other Responsible Parties: Department of Public Works
Historic Use: Dam and reservoir for the Croton System
Present Use: Same
Typology: Dam/Reservoir
Period(s) of Construction: 1889-1897
Date of Decommissioning: N/A
Date(s) of Demolition: N/A
Structural System/Materials: Earthen embankment with masonry core wall; 1280 feet long, 80 feet high
SOURCES
Kevin Bone, “The Extension of the Croton System,” Water-works: The Architecture and Engineering of the New York City Water Supply, Kevin Bone, ed. (New York: The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union and The Monacelli Press, 2006)
FICHE PREPARED BY
Jørgen G. Cleemann
The Croton Waterworks 