Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Scope Note: Fairmount Waterworks
Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:
East Fairmount Park, Water Works: Restoration - fundraising, 1999-2001
File — Drawer 3-2
Dates:
1999-2001
East Fairmount Park, Water Works: Restoration - news clippings, articles, notes, etc., 2007
File — Drawer 3-2
Dates:
2007
East Fairmount Park, Water Works: Restoration - site plan, 2002 October
File — Drawer 3-2
Dates:
2002 October
East Fairmount Park, Water Works: Tour files, with general history and correspondence, 1977-1994
File — Drawer 3-2
Dates:
1977-1994
#F18-76 (Fairmount Park): Rehabilitation and restoration of the Old Mill House at the Fairmount Water Works. Mill house deck plan, handrail plan, and paving details, 1985 July
Item — Shelf BR-9.1
Dates:
1985 July
Fairmount Aquarium: partial plan of basement; partial first floor plan; partial second floor plan’ entire basement plan’ second floor and roof plan; partial first floor of office and terrace; plan of pavilion, 1961 December 15
Item — Drawer F18b, Folder: 5.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1961 December 15
Fairmount Park, c. 1900 - 1994, bulk: 1905-1914
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.
Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dates:
c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011