Structure Type: built works - infrastructure; built works - infrastructure
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: [unspecified]
In 1917, the roof over this reservoir collapsed, destroying the seven-year-old structure. Engineers had failed to properly connect the reservoir roof's sill to the foundation wall; they failed to take into account natural shrinkage of the wood supports composing the top of the foundation wall.
PCAD id: 11157