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Fairmount Water Works

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The committee began searching for another solution and eventually picked John Davis and Frederick Graff, Latrobe's apprentice and successor as chief engineer, to design a new waterworks, in order to meet the demand of the increasing numbers of city residents and to solve the problem of inadequate
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The Fairmount Water Works buildings now house the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center (FWWIC), a hands-on science and environmental educational center, created by the Philadelphia Water Department. The FWWIC offers interactive exhibits, lectures, events, and school programs.
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and built between 1812 and 1872, it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. It now houses a restaurant and an interpretive center that explains the waterworks' purpose and local watershed history. It was designated a
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epidemics in the late 18th century, which was at the time thought to be caused by unclean water or by rotting matter in the streets, city leaders appointed a "Watering Committee". The initial water system was designed by
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Commission. After a highly publicized renovation, Karloutsos opened Water Works Restaurant and Lounge within the Water Works on July 20, 2006. This restaurant closed in 2015, and an event venue opened shortly thereafter.
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Although repairs and additions to Fairmount Dam have been undertaken in the years since its construction in 1819–1821, the original cribs have remained as placed, with the added support constructions before and
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The facility, the industrial nature of which was disguised by a Classical Revival exterior, became a tourist attraction for its beauty and its location on the riverside. Visitors included
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There is one spot, however, about a mile from the town, which presents a lovely scene. The water-works of Philadelphia have not yet perhaps as wide extended fame as those of
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in 1976 for its architecture and its engineering innovations. It was the nation's first water supply to use paddle wheels to move water.
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from mixing with the fresh water. Above it, the dam created the "Schuylkill Pond", several miles of tranquil water used for recreation.
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The Fairmount Water Works eventually closed in 1909 when several newer and more technologically updated facilities were built.
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Completed in 1822, Fairmount Dam cut diagonally across the river, channeled water into the Waterworks, and acted as a
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and accepted by the committee in 1799. His system utilized two steam engines in series to pump water from the
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The Fairmount Water Works was initially constructed between 1812 and 1815 on the east bank of the
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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After the waterworks closed in 1909 the facility was used for several purposes, including the
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Brown, Jeff L (November–December 2002). "Landmarks in American civil engineering history".
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were used to lift the water in a New Mill House and in the renovated Old Mill House.
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In December 2004, Michael Karloutsos won a 25-year, $ 120,000/year lease with the
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Fairmount Water Works, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Fairmount Water Works, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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is hoped to aid in making it a regularly visited tourist site once more.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Fairmount Water Works is located in Philadelphia
Fairmount Water Works is located in Pennsylvania
Fairmount Water Works is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
39°57′56″N 75°10′51″W / 39.96556°N 75.18083°W / 39.96556; -75.18083
Frederick Graff
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
municipal
waterworks
Frederick Graff
National Historic Landmark
yellow fever
Benjamin Latrobe
Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Jonval turbines
Charles Dickens
Fanny Trollope
Domestic Manners of the Americans
Marley
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, between 1860 and 1880
Philadelphia

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