View of Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, PA) Magnet

This design features a painting by the American artist Thomas Moran (1837–1926). It shows a landscape with the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which used to be a municipal waterworks; it is now a becoming a popular tourist attraction. Fairmount Water Works was designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1812 and 1872; it operated until 1909. The building won great praise for its architectural design. Fairmount Water Works was the nation's first water supply to use paddle wheels to move water.