Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse
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Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic district including a dam
and gatehouse
at the end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, off Winter Street and north of Long Avenue in Framingham, Massachusetts
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It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
and gatehouse
Gatehouse (waterworks)
A gatehouse, gate house, or valve house for a dam is a structure housing sluice gates, valves, or pumps . Many gatehouses are strictly utilitarian, but especially in the nineteenth century, some were very elaborate....
at the end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, off Winter Street and north of Long Avenue in Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
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It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.