High Pumping Station Explained

High Pumping Station
Location:	Jerome Ave., The Bronx
Coordinates:	40.8783°N -73.8867°W
Built:	1901
Architect:	Birdsall, George W.
Architecture:	Romanesque
Added:	November 10, 1983
Refnum:	83003882
Designated Other2 Name:	New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:	July 28, 1981
Designated Other2 Abbr:	NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Number:	1080
Designated Other2 Color:	ffe978

High Pumping Station is a historic pumping station located in Jerome Park, Bronx, the Bronx, New York City. It was built between 1901 and 1906, and is a rectangular red brick building with a steeply pitched slate covered gable roof. It was built as part of the Jerome Park Reservoir complex.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The station is run by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.^[2]

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
• National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: High Pumping Station. September 1983. 2011-01-12. Raymond W. Smith. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018194642/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=731. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos. 2011-01-16. 2012-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018194706/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=733. dead.
2. DEP Announces $15 Million Upgrade of Jerome Park Reservoir Facilities in the Bronx. January 16, 2019. New York City Department of Environmental Protection.