Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse

Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse
Location Framingham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′38″N 71°27′36″W / 42.29389°N 71.46000°WCoordinates: 42°17′38″N 71°27′36″W / 42.29389°N 71.46000°W
Built 1876
Architect Clough,George
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Local
MPS Water Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS
NRHP Reference #

89002261

[1]
Added to NRHP January 18, 1990

The Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic water works facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The dam and gatehouse are located at the southeastern end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off Massachusetts Route 9. They were built 1876-78 as part of an expansion of the public water supply of the city of Boston. The dam is 2,280 feet (690 m) long, and impounds an area of 253 acres (102 ha) in the Sudbury River watershed. The reservoir is the largest of the three Framingham reservoirs that were built at that time. The dam's core is constructed of granite rubble laid in cement. There is a granite-lined overfall area 100 feet (30 m) long, which was originally topped by flashboards. At the end of the overfall area nearest Route 9 stands the gatehouse, a granite structure with a rectangular main block and a smaller wing. Both sections have a steeply pitched slate roof. The door is in a round-arch recess, and the building is capped by a cupola. It houses controls for a 4-foot (1.2 m) main connected to Reservoir No. 1.[2]

Since its construction the reservoir has been connected by an open channel to the Sudbury Reservoir (in 1898), and had its shore areas resurfaced (in 1907-08). The reservoir is no longer in active service.[2] The dam and gatehouse were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-10.