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Type Significance(s) Current Designation(s) Interpretation Sign A maintenance building allotted to the supervisor of the West Branch Reservoir. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign YONKERS BARN (Demolished) Plate 25, Old Croton Aqueduct Part of the complex allotted to the overseer of the Yonkers section of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Current Designation(s) WEST BRANCH RESERVOIR 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct The West Branch Reservoir was formed by the Carmel Dam. For more information, see fiche on page XXX. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) A dwelling house for the supervisor of the West Branch Reservoir. Significance(s) WEST BURNSIDE AVENUE BRIDGE 1838-1841 (Demolished) Plate 29-, Old Croton Aqueduct Built as a component of the Old Croton system, this feature originally took the form of a three-arched bridge spanning a country road. A central, 30-foot-wide vehicular arch was flanked by smaller arches for pedestrian traffic. For more information, see fiche on page XXX. WEST BRANCH SUPERVISOR’S HOUSE c 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct Type Structure Guide Type Appendix WEST BRANCH BARN c 1895 Plate 2-, New Croton Aqueduct Interpretation Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) Sign Current Designation(s) 45 YONKERS KEEPER’S HOUSE (Demolished) Plate 25, Old Croton Aqueduct Type A dwelling house for the overseer of the Yonkers section of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) YONKERS WEIR 1837-1842 Plate 25-2, Old Croton Aqueduct Type Part of the complex allotted to the overseer of the Yonkers section of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Interpretation Current Designation(s) YONKERS TOOL SHED (Demolished) Plate 25-4, Old Croton Aqueduct The tool shed was a miscellaneous maintenance building located on the aqueduct embankment. Sign Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation(s) YORK HILL RESERVOIR 1842 Plate 32-11, Old Croton Aqueduct York Hill Reservoir, the main receiving reservoir for the Old Croton Aqueduct, was capable of collecting 180 million gallons of water. The reservoir was constructed on several city blocks which would later become the heart of the Central Park land. For more information, see fiche on page XX. Type Significance(s) Current Designation(s) 46 Sign For more information, see fiche on page XX. YONKERS KEEPER’S HOUSE STABLE (Demolished) Plate 25, Old Croton Aqueduct Significance(s) Interpretation The Yonkers Weir, controlled the discharge of water from the aqueduct. Current Designation(s) Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign