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Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation.
Survey number: HABS PA-1654
Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1860-1862 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1867-1872 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1909-1911 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001662

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Date

1950
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
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Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.96765, -75.18346
Google Map of 39.9676462, -75.1834573
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