Distributing Reservoir — Capacity 20,000,000 Gallons The Croton Distributing Reservoir on Murray Hill, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. This Egyptian Revival structure, with walls 44 feet high and 25 feet thick at the base, held 20 million gallons of Croton water. New Yorkers promenaded along the top for panoramic city views. Demolished 1899-1900; the New York Public Library Main Branch now stands o…