Subjects Urban Development

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Fairmount Water Works in High Resolution

Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800

Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)

Kensington Water Supply in 1883

Centre Square Engine House, location of one of two steam engines used in the city’s original water system. Engraving by Birch.

Centre Square Engine House, ca. 1807