Providence Sewage Treatment System, Fields Point Plant, Chemical House, Ernest Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Summary
Significance: The Chemical House was one of three buildings constructed in 1899-1900 during the original development of Fields Point for the treatment of sewage by the chemical precipitation process. The Chemical House played a primary role at the facility, because it was from this building that chemicals were introduced into raw sewage to begin the process.
Survey number: HAER RI-20-G
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Riverside, 41.79486, -71.39791
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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