The D.C. Water Main Pumping Station (or simply Main Pumping Station) is located at 125 O Street, SE in the Southeast Quadrant of

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on the

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between the

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and

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History

The Main Sewage Pumping Station is a historic two-and-a-half-story brick building built 1904–1907 in the Beaux Arts style with

Renaissance Revival Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...

features. Local architect Clement A. Didden designed the building. The exterior is of reddish-brown brick with stone decoration, and the structure is formed of steel and concrete. It was influenced by the

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of city-planning popular in the early 20th century. The building was listed in the

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on May 24, 2012.

Current operation

The

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) provides drinking water, sewage collection and sewage treatment for the District of Columbia, in the United States. The utility also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services t ...

(DC Water) continues continues to operate the sewage pumping station and it is manned continuously throughout the year. File:DC Main Sewerage Pumping Station - North side.jpg, North side of the pumping station File:DC Main Sewerage Pumping Station - South Side.jpg, South side of the pumping station

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Sewage pumping stations Buildings of the United States government in Washington, D.C. Infrastructure completed in 1907 Sewerage infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C. Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. Sewerage infrastructure in the United States Anacostia River