Water Intake Structure

Water Intake Structure is an industrial building in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts which is located on Mount Washington Avenue. Water Intake Structure is situated nearby to Binford Street Park, as well as near the theater building Boston Lyric Opera.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Station and Boston Children’s Museum.

South Station

Railway station

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South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the busiest railroad station in Greater Boston and the second-busiest transportation facility. South Station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Water Intake Structure.

Boston Children’s Museum

Museum

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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. Boston Children’s Museum is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Water Intake Structure.

Summer Street Bridge

Bridge

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The Summer Street Bridge is a retractile bridge built in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, over the Fort Point Channel. It still stands, but has served as a fixed bridge since 1959. This was the site of the Summer Street Bridge disaster in 1916. Summer Street Bridge is situated 1,200 feet north of Water Intake Structure.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leather District and South Bay Interchange.

Leather District

Suburb

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The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

South Bay Interchange

Locality

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The South Bay Interchange is a massive interchange in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. The interchange consists of Interstate 90, the Mass Pike Extension, and the Interstate 93 concurrency with US 1 and MA 3 south of the Thomas P.

Chinatown

Suburb

Photo: HouseOfScandal, Public domain.

Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Water Intake Structure

Type: Industrial building
Address: 2 and 8 Mount Washington Avenue
Categories: building, historic site, and industry
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.34794° or 42° 20′ 53″ north

Longitude

-71.0531° or 71° 3′ 11″ west

Inception

1995

Levels

Operator

Gillette

Open location code

87JC8WXW+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29942465

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Binford Street Park and Boston Lyric Opera.

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