Quincy Water Company Pumping Station

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Quincy Water Company Pumping Station
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Location106 Penn St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′8.8″N71°0′26″W / 42.235778°N 71.00722°W / 42.235778; -71.00722 Coordinates: 42°14′8.8″N71°0′26″W / 42.235778°N 71.00722°W / 42.235778; -71.00722
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1883
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001361 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

Quincy Water Company Pumping Station was a historic pumping station at 106 Penn Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [2] The two-story brick Italianate building was built in 1883 to meet the demand of Quincy's growing population for water. In addition to the pumping facilities, the building house offices and an apartment for the superintendent. Its use as a pumping station was discontinued in 1899 after Quincy joined with what is now called the MWRA. [3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, but has since been demolished. [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Quincy, Massachusetts, Historical and Architectural Survey". Thomas Crane Library. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Quincy Water Company Pumping Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.