Lake Cochituate Dam

The Lake Cochituate Dam is a historic dam on the southwestern side of Lake Cochituate in Framingham, Massachusetts. The 62-foot (19 m) dam was built in 1890, replacing two earlier wooden dams, dating back to the 1846 construction of the Cochituate Aqueduct. The core of the dam is granite rubble laid in concrete. Lake Cochituate was taken out of service as part of Boston's public water supply in the 1930s, and the lake and dam were eventually turned over to the state, which established Cochituate State Park.[2]

Lake Cochituate Dam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lake Cochituate Dam
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Location	Framingham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°18′54″N 71°23′5″W
Built	1890
Architect	Edmond Fitzgerald
MPS	Water Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS
NRHP reference No.	89002250[1]
Added to NRHP	January 18, 1990

The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Framingham, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Lake Cochituate Dam". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-10.