Brooklyn Waterworks architectural drawings
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Abstract
The collection consists of fifteen drawings of the Milburn Engine House and Pumping House, the Massapequa Pumping Station, and the Keeper's House at Lake Massapequa, dating from 1889 to 1908. These structures were part of the larger Brooklyn Waterworks system, which brought in fresh water from Long Island to Kings County in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Biographical note
Frank Freeman was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1861. He arrived in New York in the early 1880s, where he studied architecture. He primarily worked in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, and designed numerous buildings in the New York City metropolitan area, especially Brooklyn. He died in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1949.
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The collection consists of fifteen drawings of the Milburn Engine House and Pumping House, the Massapequa Pumping Station, and the Keeper's House at Lake Massapequa, dating from 1889 to 1908. These structures were part of the larger Brooklyn Waterworks system, which brought in fresh water from Long Island to Kings County in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Milburn Engine House and Pumping House
Seven drawings
Architect: Frank Freeman
Assistant Engineer in Charge: L.M. del Varona
Chief Engineer: Robert Van Buren
Massapequa Pumping Station
Two drawings
Architect: Walter E. Parfitt (Parfitt Bros.)
Acting Chief Engineer: J.W. McKay
Keeper's House at Lake Massapequa
Seven drawings
Architects: Thayer & Wallace
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The drawings are in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Waterworks architectural drawings, 2015.036, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 2015.
