Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
WNT 1000.46 |
Title |
Water Supply & Water Works |
Collection |
Town Records |
Object Name |
Records |
Scope & Content |
This collection contains materials formerly kept by the Winchester Historical & Genealogical Society and its successor, the Winchester Historical Society, on the subjects of Winchester's reservoirs, drinking water supply, Committee on the Supply of Water, and Water Commissioners. A feature of the collection is Charles E. Kendall's "A Study of the Domestic Water Supply of Winchester, Massachusetts," along with a collection of correspondence from recipients of the booklet. |
Admin/Biographical History |
Three artificial reservoirs in the Middlesex Fells supply drinking water for Winchester. The North Reservoir opened in 1874. In 1880 and 1890, funding was approved for the South Reservoir. The Middle Reservoir followed. High service tanks were built in 1885 near the North Reservoir, in 1903 on Andrews Hill (replaced in 1912), and near the southern end of Highland Avenue in 1929. The last was moved to a location near the South Reservoir. The Water Commission was first appointed in 1873. A sewer study committee was appointed in 1893. That summer construction was begun. The committee became the Sewer Commission in 1894 and merged with the Water Board in 1907. Charles E. Kendall was a long-time member of the Water Commission. About 1905, a systematic plan for the surface drainage of the setts was begun. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Search Terms |
Water works Water supply Reservoirs |
People |
Kendall, Charles Edgar |
Containers |
Water Conservation Charles E. Kendall Letters Reservoirs Committee on the Supply of Water Water Works |