Name/Title
EAST SIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PUMP HOUSEEntry/Object ID
99.5.8.191Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of the west side of the original pump house, ca. 1977. The photographer, Alfred Sylvanus (this is assumed from the labeling of items .190 and .192) stood near where the water tower gate now is and took this view of the building, which had wood, horizontally placed boards; a peaked shingled roof, and a small dormer, projecting out of the southern side of the roof. A door is at the southern end of the east wall with a thin, tall window next to it and another at the north end, neither of which was recast in the new structure. Behind the pump house are the branches of an oak tree. At the far left is part of a chain-link fence with barbed-wire top that surrounds the historic area. At the lower right is a planter bed with small plants, perhaps lilies, while a sidewalk leads from the door of the Pump House toward the front of the Water Tower. On the reverse in black ink is the inscription "Pump House / East Elevation / taken ca. 1976-77 / (before restoration) / negative on file at architect's office." Below this is the stamp for restoration architect Raymond Girivigian with his address and phone number. Toward the bottom left is the date stamp "NOV 14 1981." There is no discernible wear or damage on the image, which is in good condition.
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Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration, Water--Distribution