Hamilton Waterworks

Hamilton Waterworks is a National Historic Site of Canada in Hamilton, Ontario.

Ontario · 900 Woodward Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario · location approximate

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THE HAMILTON WATERWORKS This dignified building, reminiscent of the style of a Roman aqueduct, houses one of Canada's greatest surviving engineering achievements of the mid-19th century, the Hamilton Waterworks. Built between 1857 and 1859, it was designed by the prominent Canadian engineer, Thomas C. Keefer. Its grand interior, dominated by giant cast-iron doric columns, houses steam engines cast by the nearby Dundas foundry. The pumphouse produced as many as five million gallons of water daily until 1910, when increasing demand and improved technology forced its retirement.

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LA STATION DE POMPAGE DE HAMILTON Ce bâtiment simple et sobre, inspiré du style de l'aqueduc romain, abrite l'un des derniers chefs-d'oeuvre techniques du milieu du XIXe siècle qui subsistent encore au Canada. Il a été construit entre 1857 et 1859, selon les plans du célèbre ingénieur Thomas C. Keefer. L'intérieur imposant, dominé par des colonnes doriques géantes de fonte, renferme des machines à vapeur coulées par la fonderie de Dundas. En 1910, la station, qui pompait pourtant jusqu'à 5 millions de gallons d'eau potable par jour, a dû fermer à cause de la demande croissante et du progrès de la technologie.

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Hamilton Waterworks

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