National Historic Landmark · pumping station · Washington, District of Columbia

Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct

United States historic place in Washington, District of Columbia. Built 1899 by United States Army Corps of Engineers. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1899Listed 1975United States Army Corps of Engineers
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What it is

Wikipedia · Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct

Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct is a pumping station at the Georgetown Reservoir on the Washington Aqueduct in The Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and contributes to the Washington Aqueduct National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressNear jct. of Reservoir Rd. and MacArthur Blvd., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMar 13, 1975
Reference number75002048
Built1899
ArchitectUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Type of placepumping station
DesignationsDistrict of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Historic Landmark District contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressNear jct. of Reservoir Rd. and MacArthur Blvd., NW., Washington, DC
Coordinates38.91094, -77.08974 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Island · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 7 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 7 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75002048. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.