Bronx · NYC landmark
High Pumping Station
Jerome Avenue near Mosholu Parkway · Bronx, New York City
See a surviving water-system building designed to supply the upper floors of a growing borough.
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NYFE Summary
As buildings grew taller, the water system needed enough pressure to reach their upper floors. Pumps here moved water from the Jerome Park Reservoir to parts of the Bronx that had insufficient pressure.
The long brick building has paired arches separated by shallow buttresses. Three round openings sit high in each end gable. Layers of projecting brick trace the arches and the steep roofline.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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