Croton Distributing Reservoir, Fifth Ave. & 42nd St. (1899)

Photograph of the Egyptian Revival-style Croton Distributing Reservoir at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. This fortress-like structure stored and distributed Croton water throughout Manhattan. It was demolished in 1899-1900 to make way for the New York Public Library main branch — the very building that stands there today.

Date: 1899 Location: Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, Manhattan (now NYPL) Type: photograph Subjects: Croton Distributing Reservoir, Fifth Avenue, 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City Text visible in image: Photo by Tiemann New York

Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons License: Public domain

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