Location: Croton Watershed
STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
Historic Use: Dam and reservoir for the Croton System
Present Use: Same
Typology: Dam/Reservoir
Period(s) of Construction: 1874-1878
Date of Decommissioning: N/A
Date(s) of Demolition: N/A
Structural System/Materials: Earthen embankment with masonry core wall; 515 feet long, 94 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)
NYC.gov website. “Boyds Corners.” http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/boyds_corners.shtml
FICHE PREPARED BY
Jørgen G. Cleemann
The Croton Waterworks 