Ridgewood Reservoir

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:reservoir
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 2018
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Cypress_Hills_Cemetery
gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery
gptkbp:area 50 acres
gptkbp:basinsStatus no longer in use for water supply
gptkbp:built 1858
gptkbp:city gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:conservationEfforts habitat restoration
community advocacy
gptkbp:contains three basins
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:public_park
gptkbp:decommissioned 1989
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:forest
gptkb:grass
gptkb:wetlands
gptkbp:elevation approximately 150 feet above sea level
gptkbp:hasWalkingTrails yes
gptkbp:historicalName listed on National Register of Historic Places
gptkbp:historicalSignificance supplied water to Brooklyn before 1917
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ridgewood Reservoir
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:NYC_Parks
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Cypress_Hills
gptkb:Highland_Park
gptkb:Ridgewood
gptkbp:notableFor birdwatching
urban biodiversity
historic infrastructure
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:bird
great egret
painted turtle
wood duck
eastern cottontail
various migratory birds
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 15000267
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operator gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Parks_and_Recreation
gptkbp:originallyServed gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:City_of_New_York
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Highland_Park
gptkbp:protectedArea yes
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:water_supply
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:Audubon_Society
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Myrtle_Avenue
gptkb:Ridgewood,_Queens,_New_York_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6