Landscape view showing the engine house originally built between 1812 and 1815 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff at the Fairmount Water Works. Shows the Federal-style engine house and the garden created by Graff in 1829 featuring geometric walkways with trees and a fountain. Two women and a man walk around the garden. The Wire Suspension Bridge built over the Schuylkill River from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. is visible in the background. Trees grow along the river bank., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of construction of the garden and fountain., Signed by the artist on verso., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Frederick Graff, Jr. (1817-1890) was chief engineer of Philadelphia's Water Department from 1847 to 1856 and 1866 to 1872. His father Frederick Graff (1774-1847) was superintendent of the Philadelphia Water Works in 1805 and recommended their relocation to Fairmount in 1811. He designed the Fairmount Water Works, which was constructed between 1812 and 1822.
Creator
Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, artist
Date
[ca. 1847]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.11]
