NRHP Reference # 02001366 Area 8,000 m² Added to NRHP 21 November 2002 | VLR # 127-0193 Phone +1 804-646-5733 | |
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Built 1881, 1883 (1883), 1905, 1924 Architect Cutshaw, Col. Wilfrd Emory Address 1799 Pump House Dr, Richmond, VA 23221, USA Similar James River and Kanawha, James River Park System, Bosher Dam, Boulevard Bridge, Belle Isle | ||
New Pump-House, also known as the Byrd Park Pump House, is a historic pumping station building located in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1881-1883, and is a three-part, "I" plan, Gothic Revival style granite building. A one-story, L-shaped annex was built in 1905. The building features a steeply pitched roof, projecting gables, Gothic arches, and lancet windows. Also on the property are the contributing Beaux Arts style 1924 Hydro Elechic Pumping Station constructed of brick, concrete, and stucco and the 1881 Worthington Steam Pump Building, a one-story Italianate style pump house built of brick coated with stucco. The complex was built as the waterworks for the city of Richmond.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.