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in 1990. In 2013, the town acquired the property from the state, and has since converted it into a public park, filling in the reservoir. The gatehouse survives, and there is interpretive signage explaining the historical use of the property.
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which form the arches on the first floor. There are pipes to the reservoir and down to Chestnut Hill, and gates for controlling access to local the distribution network. The building was taken out of service in the 1950s.
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It is a two-story Richardsonian Romanesque structure, with its first floor finished in stone and its second in brick. Brownstone trim is used on the windows and corner quoins, and the
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Boston Water Works, Fisher Hill Reservoir & Gatehouse, Fisher Avenue, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
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The reservoir was located on Fisher Avenue between Hyslop and Channing Roads in
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Norfolk County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Fisher Hill Reservoir is located in Massachusetts
Fisher Hill Reservoir is located in the United States
Brookline, Massachusetts
42°19′45″N 71°8′37″W / 42.32917°N 71.14361°W / 42.32917; -71.14361
Fisher Hill Historic District
ID85003266
MPS
89002254
public water supply
Greater Boston
Brookline, Massachusetts
Fisher Hill Reservoir Park
Arthur Vinal
Chestnut Hill pumping station
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
voussoirs
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"NRHP nomination for Fish Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse"
"Fisher Hill Reservoir Park"
Historic American Engineering Record

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