Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Chestnut Hill, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: We 11:00-16:00+; Th-Su 11:00-16:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible

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Located in Chestnut Hill, the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum occupies the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, a Richardsonian Romanesque structure completed in 1888 that originally served as a high-service pumping station for the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks. At its peak, the facility pumped as much as one hundred million gallons of water daily. The building houses well-preserved mechanical engineering devices that document this industrial heritage. Decommissioned in the 1970s, the station fell into disuse before undergoing restoration. The Waterworks Preservation Trust was established in 2007 to oversee its conversion into a museum, and the building reopened to the public in March 2011.