Crescent Hill in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Filtration Plant / Reservoir and Gatehouse

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Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

1. Filtration Plant Marker

Inscription. Filtration Plant In the late 1800s, Louisville Water Company pioneered research in the filtration of drinking water. The Crescent Hill Filtration Plant opened in July 1909 as a result of the work of Chief Engineer Charles Hermany & George Warren Fuller, who developed "rapid sand filtration.” Fuller is known as the “father of sanitary engineering.”
Presented by Louisville Water Company ( back ) Reservoir and Gatehouse In 1879, Louisville Water Company opened the Reservoir & Gatehouse as the first step to develop the purification process for drinking water. The Reservoir allowed sediment from the Ohio River water to naturally settle. Inside the Gothic-style Gatehouse are valves that controlled the flow of water into and out of the Reservoir.
Presented by Louisville Water Company

Erected 2010 by Kentucky Historical Society · Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2317.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 38° 15.404′

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N, 85° 40.834′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Crescent Hill. Marker can be reached from Frankfort Avenue (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles north of Reservoir Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located next to the Crescent Hill Reservoir Pump House on Reservoir Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisville KY 40206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fair Grounds 1853-73 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beechland (approx. half a mile away); Mockingbird Valley (approx. half a mile away); Early Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.7 miles away); Spring Fort Built Before 1782 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gilman's Point / St. Matthews (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Frances of Rome Church / Catholic & Clifton History (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Crescent Hill Reservoir. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 16, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Reservoir and Gatehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

2. Reservoir and Gatehouse Marker

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

3. Filtration Plant Marker

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

4. Reservoir and Gatehouse Marker

Filtration Plant / Reservoir and Gatehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

5. Filtration Plant / Reservoir and Gatehouse Marker

Above the marker is the Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse

The Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

6. The Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse

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7. Crescent Hill Reservoir

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 16, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 7. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.