Fairmount Water Works

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
former waterworks
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1976
gptkbp:address 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Greek Revival
gptkbp:closedAsWaterworks 1909
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:museum
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Frederick_Graff
gptkbp:hasEvent art exhibitions
community events
educational programs
public tours
gptkbp:hasExhibit environmental history
water education
Philadelphia water supply
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:building
gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:dam
neoclassical architecture
river views
underground chambers
gptkbp:hasGallery gptkb:Fairmount_Water_Works_Interpretive_Center
gptkbp:hasWebsite https://fairmountwaterworks.org/
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fairmount Water Works
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Schuylkill_River
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mediaAppearance photographs
historic postcards
paintings by Thomas Eakins
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Boathouse_Row
gptkb:Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:notableFor engineering landmark
first municipal waterworks in the United States
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 76001662
gptkbp:opened 1815
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Philadelphia_Water_Department
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:purpose historic preservation
public education
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:American_Water_Landmark
gptkb:Philadelphia_Register_of_Historic_Places
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:restored 1970s
2003
early 2000s
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boathouse_Row
gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4