The Sludge Press House was an historic wastewater treatment facility building at the Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant at Fields Point, Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island. It was a two-story brick structure, located near the center of the Field's Point facility, just east of the Chemical Building. It was about 138 by 51 feet (42 m × 16 m) in size, with a hip roof, and was built 1899-1901 as part of Providence's first wastewater treatment system. It housed the facilities used at the end of the treatment process by which remaining solids were dewatered and compressed before final disposal.[2]
Sludge Press House, Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant | |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′40″N 71°23′24″W / 41.79444°N 71.39000°W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Office of City Engineer, Providence |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Public Works and Utilities--Sewage Treatment Facilities in Providence, 1895--1935 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003104[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 1989 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, at which time it was described as being in deteriorated condition.[1] It has since been demolished.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Sludge Press House, Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. RI-20-H, "Providence Sewage Treatment System, Fields Point Plant, Sludge Press House, Ernest Street, Providence, Providence County, RI"