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The Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic water works facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The dam and gatehouse are located at the southeastern end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off Massachusetts Route 9. They were built 1876-78 as part of an expansion of the public water supply of the city of Boston. The dam is long, and impounds an area of in the Sudbury River watershed. The reservoir is the largest of the three Framingham reservoirs that were built at that time. The dam's core is constructed of granite rubble laid in cement. There is a granite-lined overfall area long, which was originally topped by flashboards. At the end of the overfall area nearest Route 9 stands the gatehouse, a granite structure with a rectangular main block and a smaller wing. Both sections have a steeply pitched slate roof. The door is in a round-arch recess, and the building is capped by a cupola. It houses controls for a main connected to Reservoir No. 1.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NRHP nomination for Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse )〕 The dam was built by contractors from Worcester, and the gatehouse was built by Benjamin Dewing of Boston to a design by the Boston city architect, George Clough. Since its construction the reservoir has been connected by an open channel to the Sudbury Reservoir (in 1898), and had its shore areas resurfaced (in 1907-08). The reservoir is no longer in active service.〔 The dam and gatehouse were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.〔 ==See also== *Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse *Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse *Sudbury Aqueduct *National Register of Historic Places listings in Framingham, Massachusetts 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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