Boston Water Works, Leavitt Pumping Engine, 2450 Beacon St Boston, Suffolk County, MA
The Leavitt triple expansion steam pumping engine is the oldest engine extant at the Boston Water Works Chestnut Hill Station. Designed by one of the country`s leading mechanical engineers of the time, the engine is today a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. / Designed by Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr., this machine is an unusual triple-expansion, three-crank rocker engine, high-capacity unit which provided outstanding performance for the Boston Water Works Corporation. In 1894 it was installed in a high-service pumping facility on the south side of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Brighton. This engine was designated an Engineering Landmark in December of 1973 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Boston Water Works, Leavitt Pumping Engine, 2450 Beacon St Boston, Suffolk County, MA
The Leavitt triple expansion steam pumping engine is the oldest engine extant at the Boston Water Works Chestnut Hill Station. Designed by one of the country`s leading mechanical engineers of the time, the engine is today a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. / Designed by Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr., this machine is an unusual triple-expansion, three-crank rocker engine, high-capacity unit which provided outstanding performance for the Boston Water Works Corporation. In 1894 it was installed in a high-service pumping facility on the south side of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Brighton. This engine was designated an Engineering Landmark in December of 1973 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
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Library of Congress
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Boston Water Works, Worthington Pump, 2450 Beacon St Boston, Suffolk County, MA
The Worthington Pump is a representative example of early 20th century pumping equipment.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
