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2001
Carter G. Woodson House
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Most Endangered Places for 2001
McMillan Reservoir Sand Filtration Site
Bounded by Michigan Avenue, North Capitol, Channing
and First Streets, NW
 The
1905 completion of the McMillan Reservoir Slow Sand Filtration Site
was a Washington public health milestone. Its innovative system of water
purification, which relied on sand rather than chemicals, led to the
elimination of typhoid epidemics and the reduction of many other communicable
diseases in the city. The 25-acre site consists of regulator houses,
sand bins, washers, and underground sand filtration beds. A legacy of
the City Beautiful Movement, the complex is an engineering wonder that
served its original purpose until 1986. Since its purchase by the District
government in 1987, the site has deteriorated severely due to lack of
maintenance. It is now threatened by pressure for commercial and residential
development. McMillan Reservoir was designated a DC Historic Landmark
in 1991. DCPL supports the McMillan Park Committee and other community
organizations that promote park and recreational use of the site. The
League has participated in Community Design Workshops sponsored by DC
Office of Planning, and continues to support the community's desire
to preserve the site's greenspace and historic structures.
Co-chairs: Matthew Nowakowski and Wanda Bubriski
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