Shipyard St., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 13, 1989. NRIS 88003107.
Part of Public Works and Utilities-Sewage Treatment Facilities in Providence, 1895-1935 TR (NRIS 64000756).
1 contributing building.
The Washington Park Sewage Pumping Station is an historic wastewater pumping facility in Providence, Rhode Island. Its principal visible component is a concrete block structure, finished in stucco and topped by a hip roof, which is about 16 by 16 feet (4.9 m × 4.9 m). This building stands atop a large cast-in-place concrete well, in which pumps and gate valves are housed. The facility was built in 1911 to pump raw sewage from the low-lying Washington Park area to the Field's Point wastewater treatment facility, which lies about 1,000 feet (300 m) to the north. The pump station is located well back from the street, behind a low brick distribution facility. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41374574