Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn, Deer Island, Southwest Quadrant, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: The Massachusetts Historical Commission has determined that the Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn (Boat Locker) appears to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its local historical and architectural significance. The Barn (Boat Locker) began as a one-story barn, built ca. 1890s, probably as an outbuilding to the Deer Island Pumping Station (1894-1895). The Barn, with some alterations, became the north wing of the present Barn (Boat Locker), built 1901-1903. The building is part of the substantially intact Deer Island Pumping Station Complex associated with the Metropolitan Sewerage District, an early example of regional planning for public health and safety and the development of the Metropolitan District Commission, one of the earliest major environmental management agencies in the country. It is also a good illustration of Queen Anne/Shingle Style architecture in public buildings and together with the Romanesque Revival Deer Island Pumping Station (1894-1895) and the remains of the Coal Wharf (1891), both to the northwest, contributes to the integrity of the historic streetscape. The fourth component of the Complex, the Engineer's House (1896), was demolished ca. 1977. The Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn (Boat Locker) has been recorded in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement under Section 106 of the National Preservation Act.
Survey number: HABS MA-1244
Building/structure dates: after 1890 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1903 Subsequent Work