The Sludge Press House, Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant was an historic wastewater treatment facility building at Ernest Street at Fields Point, Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island. It was a two-story brick structure, located near the center of the Field's Point facility, just east of the Chemical Building. It was about 138 by 51 feet (42 m × 16 m) in size, with a hip roof, and was built 1899-1901 as part of Providence's first wastewater treatment system. It house the facilities used at the end of the treatment process by which remaining solids were dewatered and compressed before final disposal.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, at which time it was described as being in deteriorated condition. It has since been demolished.
Video Sludge Press House, Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island
Maps Sludge Press House, Fields Point Sewage Treatment Plant
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. RI-20-H, "Providence Sewage Treatment System, Fields Point Plant, Sludge Press House, Ernest Street, Providence, Providence County, RI"
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