Boston Waterworks Museum
This museum has been on our list for a while, and today was the day to go. The building housing the pumps is beautiful.
There are quite a few swanky condos in the building too, overlooking Chestnut Hill Reservoir. Nice address!
The architect is named Vinal which is a name in my family, but I don't know if this guy is related. The photo shows a carved stone likeness of him which is in the corner of the building.
This beautiful building is labeled "Machine Room!"
Here's the inside where there are three huge coal-powered steam pumps. The docent (who spoke only to Paul), told him that there are several engineering innovations here. We looked at old footage of the building of the Quabbin Reservoir, maps of the entire system, a reenactment video showing that this water system made vast improvements in health, safety and lifestyle for citizens.
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