iWU: Sii'^^ iiil mW, UNIVERSITVy PENN5YL\^^NL^ UBKARIES ANASSESSMENTOFTER-RACOTTAREPLACEMENTAND RECOMMENDATIONSFORTHEBELMONTPUMPINGSTATION, EASTFAIRMOUNTPARK,PHILADELPHIA KellyR.Atwood ATHESIS HistoricPreservation PresentedtotheFacultiesoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain PartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeof MASTEROFSCIENCE 1999 iS^lVXtuu^ Reader JohnlD.Milner JohnFidlef AdjunctProfessorofArchitecture EnglishHeritage Ka\x?^ CreateGroupChair FrardTGrMatero AssociateProfessorofArchitecture r Of ^ cfNNSYl.VAM^ . LIBRARIES Dedication Thisthesisisdedicatedtomyhusband,Mike,whomovedhalfwayacrossthecountrysoI couldcompletemyeducation,andtomyparents,fortheirencouragementandsupport. Acknowledgements Severalindividualsandorganizationshaveassistedmeinmyresearch. Iwouldliketo extendmythankstoafewofthemhere: JohnMilner,forservingasmyadvisor JohnFidlerofEnglishHeritage,forsharinghisexpertiseinterracottareplacement ThePhiladelphiaWaterDepartment,forallowingmetouseoneoftheirbuildingsas thesubjectofmythesis. Specifically,EdGrusheskiandBillFalckandtheroof maintenancecrewforhelpinsampling. GomaaOmar,forhisoverallencouragementandassistanceonthepetrological analysis OumamaBelkhayatofDrexelUniversity,forherassistancewiththestrengthtests MarkS.Landstrom,TheWitkoffGroup,forgraciouslyshowingmethroughthe WoolworthBuilding NealeQuenzel,JohnMilnerAssociates,Architects,forprovidinginformationabout ReadingTerminal BillDonohoe,Ehrenkrantz,Eckstut&Kuhn,Architects,forhishelpconcerningthe EquitableBuilding