ID: 700074639 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700074639	Record Type: Built Work

Croton Distributing Reservoir (reservoir (water distribution structure); architects: John Bloomfield Jervis, David Douglass, and Jame...; finished 1841; New York (New York, United States, North and Central America...)

Note: Located in: New York, New York, United States; Egyptian Revival; former reservoir, was considered an engineering marvel of its time; comprised a 4-acre man-made lake, surrounded by 50 foot high, 25 foot thick granite walls designed in the Egyptian Revival style; along the tops of the walls were public promenades and viewing areas.

Titles:

Croton Distributing Reservoir (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N)

Croton Reservoir (C,U,English,,N)

Murray Hill Reservoir (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

reservoir (water distribution structure) [300006191] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>, water distribution structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: finished 1841

Creator Display:

architects: John Bloomfield Jervis, David Douglass, and James Renwick Jr. [preferred,BWR]

architect Jervis, John B. (American architect, 1795-1885) [500512987]

architect Renwick, James, Jr (American architect, 1818-1895) [500014449]

architect Douglass, David B. (American architect, 1790-1849 ) [500781884]

Locations:

Current: New York [7007567] (Geographic)

Address Note: +40.7,-74; New York, New York, United States

Display Materials: unavailable

Dimensions: 4 acres, surrounded by 50-foot high wall

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Egyptian Revival [300021448] (preferred,)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, modern European revival styles)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Related Works:

	former location was .... Reservoir Square [700074671]
	..........park (grounds); architect Lusby Simpson, for Robert Moses, city planner; opened in 1847; New York (New York, United States, North and Central America...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings

Sources and Contributors:
Croton Distributing Reservoir	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)
	........ New York Historical Society online (2000-)
Croton Reservoir	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3777848
Murray Hill Reservoir	........ [VP]
	........ New York Historical Society online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [BWR,VP]

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3777848

....................... BWR-04 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3777848

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 62254

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U854883

Note:
English	..... [BWR,VP]
	..... New York Historical Society online (2000-)
	..... BWR database (2010-)