The Old Brooklyn Water Works
N 40° 39.443 W 073° 36.057
18T E 618270 N 4501665
Abandoned Water Works - Damaged by fire in 1985, still stands - abandoned.
Waymark Code: WM6RBV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2009
Views: 22
"The Brooklyn Water Works Building, which stands just south of the preserve, was constructed from 1889-91 according to a plan by a well-known Romanesque architect of the time, Frank Freeman. Water was supplied via a conduit to Brooklyn from 1891 until the mid-1950s, when New Yotk City began relying solely on the reservoirs in the city's northern suburbs."
The building was in operation until the 70's, when the County bought it. The county then sold it to a developer who was going to turn it into condos. In 1985 there was a fire which destroyed most of inside of the structure (you can still see remnants of that fire in the ruins). It was then sold in 1986 to someone who wanted to turn it into a nursing home. As far as I know, the County once again bought the land, but I can't find any news item that says what they had planned, if anything, to do with it.
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