Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District

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Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
view of Boston College from across the reservoir
Location:	between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Added to NRHP:	February 18, 1990
NRHP Reference#:	890002271 [1]
Governing body:	Local government

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District is located between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, just north and east of the Boston-Newton city line. On February 18, 1990, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] National Register listing

• Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
• (added 1990 - District - #89002271)
• Beacon St. and Commonwealth Ave., Newton (actually in Boston)
• Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Shepley,Rutan & Coolidge, Et al.
• Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Classical Revival, Other
• Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And *Development
• Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
• Owner: Local Gov't
• Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
• Historic Sub-function: Water Works
• Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

[edit] See also

• Chestnut Hill Reservoir
• List of Registered Historic Places in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

[edit] References

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