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The gatehouse was constructed at the Georgetown Reservoir to pump water into the four-mile long Washington City Tunnel that led to McMillan Reservoir, completed in 1902. [2] [3] A filtration system was constructed at McMillan in 1905 and this system improved the quality of city water. [3] [4] [5] Construction of the gatehouse began in 1899.
This structure, called the Georgetown Castle Gatehouse, was built by the Army (c. 1901) in the shape of a castle. [ 3 ] Due to it´s distinctive shape and location, the reservoir basin serves as important landmark for the so called River Visual approach into the nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport .
The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct that provides the public water supply system serving Washington, D.C., and parts of its suburbs, using water from the Potomac River. One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States, it was commissioned by the U.S. Congress in 1852, and construction began in 1853 under the supervision of ...
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Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct; Chain Bridge (Potomac River) ... Washington Aqueduct This page was last edited on 14 January 2020, at 01:05 (UTC). ...
Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse: Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse: January 31, 1995 : 3905 Mansion Ct., NW. and 3905 Reservoir Rd., NW. Burleith-Hillandale: 64: Heurich-Parks House: Heurich-Parks House