Located on Fisher Avenue between Hyslop and Channing Roads in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Fisher Hill Reservoir Gatehouse is a historic structure. Built as an early component of the Boston Water Board's expansion of its high service system, the reservoir was constructed in 1886. The gatehouse may have been designed by Arthur Vinal, who also designed the Chestnut Hill pumping station.
The building is a two-story Richardsonian Romanesque structure. Its first floor is finished in stone, while the second floor is finished in brick. Brownstone trim is used on the windows, corner quoins, and the voussoirs which form the arches on the first floor. The structure originally contained pipes to the reservoir and down to Chestnut Hill, along with gates for controlling access to the local distribution network.
The building was taken out of service in the 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. In 2013, the town of Brookline acquired the property from the state. The reservoir was filled in to create a public park, and the gatehouse remains today with interpretive signage explaining the historical use of the property.
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