Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Metropolitan Waterworks.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM or later
    Thursday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Boston Water Board High Service Pumping Station”, “Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station”, “Chestnut Hill Pumping Station”, “Waterworks Museum”, and “Waterworks Museum (Boston)”
  • Address: 2450 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chestnut Hill Reservation and Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

Park
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is a public recreation area and historic preserve surrounding the in the and Brighton neighborhoods of , Massachusetts, United States. is situated 1,400 feet north of Metropolitan Waterworks Museum.

Reservoir
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is a located in the section of Boston, Massachusetts. It was created in 1870 on existing marshes and meadowland to supplement the city’s water needs.

Railway station
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is a light rail stop that is the western terminal of the Green Line C branch of the MBTA subway system. It is located in the median of Beacon Street at in the Brighton neighborhood of , Massachusetts. is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Metropolitan Waterworks Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleveland Circle and Chestnut Hill.

Neighborhood
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is an area of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at the southern tip of Boston's Brighton neighborhood, and more specifically the Aberdeen section of Brighton, near and , at the intersection of Beacon Street and Chestnut Hill Avenue.

Village
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is a village located six miles west of downtown , Massachusetts, United States. It is best known for being home to Boston College and a section of the Boston Marathon route.

Suburb
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is a former town and current neighborhood of , Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of .

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Latitude
42.33163° or 42° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
-71.15577° or 71° 9′ 21″ west
Open location code
87JC8RJV+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 562583194
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q73906704
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Metropolitan Waterworks Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大都会水务博物馆”
  • Danish: “Metropolitan Waterworks Museum”
  • French: “Metropolitan Waterworks Museum”
  • German: “Metropolitan Waterworks Museum”
  • Italian: “Metropolitan Waterworks Museum”
  • Italian: “Museo dell’acquedotto di Chestnut Hill”
  • Italian: “Waterworks Museum”
  • Manipuri: “ꯃꯌꯣꯜꯂꯝꯂꯦꯟ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯊꯧꯔꯝ ꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯖꯤꯌꯝ”
  • Spanish: “Museo Metropolitano de Waterworks”
  • Swedish: “Waterworks Museum, Metropolitan”
  • Swedish: “Waterworks Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей водопровідної мережі «Metropolitan»”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cassidy Playground and Chestnut Hill Reservoir Dam.

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