• Source: Jersey City Reservoir No. 3

      • 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">Reservoir No. 3 is a decommissioned 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir atop Bergen Hill in the Heights of 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City, Hudson County, New 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey, United States, situated on approximately 13.8 acres (5.6 ha) just south of Pershing Field. It was built between 1871 and 1874 as part of the 3/info/city" target="_blank">city's waterworks system designed to provide potable water to the 3/info/city" target="_blank">city, including Ellis Island. Its perimeter wall is in the Egyptian Revival style and pump stations are in the Romanesque Revival style. The 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir provided drinking water until the 1980s, when it was drained and abandoned for a larger 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir at the Boonton Gorge. Since that time, a mini-ecosystem has taken root behind the thick, 20-foot tall stone walls: trees, wildflowers, swans, great blue heron, peregrine falcons, and at the center a 6-acre (2.4 ha) lake. This urban wildlife preserve hosts numerous animal and plant species not otherwise found in an urban environment. It was listed on the state and the federal registers of historic places in 2012. Nearby 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">Reservoir No. 1 was located on either side of Summit Avenue and has been demolished. The 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir reopened on September 17, 2024; the only entrance is on Howie Fink Wy in the middle of the block.
      The 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">Reservoir Preservation Alliance, started in 2002, runs the maintenance and supervision programs necessary to keep the park open to the public every Saturday from May–October. The Alliance also runs summertime programming in arts, music, and recreation to bring new and returning community members to the space. The 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir is also available for educational visits. The Alliance received the Ted Conrad “Preservationist of the Year” Award in 2005.


      Renovation


      Renovations to the 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir have been on-going since ground broke on 21 April 2021. The project has encountered several setbacks, including the discovery of contaminated soil and resistance from preservationists. A bridge allowing for public access started construction in 2024 called the Jefferson Avenue walkway bridge. As of 13 February 2024, the 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir was closed but it reopened on September 17, 2024. The only entrance is on Howie Fink Wy and the walking trail is open from 8AM-8PM.


      See also



      Hackensack Water Company Complex
      National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey
      3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">Reservoir Preservation Alliance


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      Gallery: A Day in the Life: 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">Reservoir #3 in 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City
      3/info/jersey" target="_blank">Jersey 3/info/city" target="_blank">City 3/info/reservoir" target="_blank">reservoir Alliance
      THE 3/info/jersey" target="_blank">JERSEY 3/info/city" target="_blank">CITY WATER WORKS PIPELINE, 1851-1873

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