CROTON DISTRIBUTING RESERVOIR

The 'Croton Distributing Reservoir' was an above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It supplied the city with drinking water throughout the 19th century. It was torn down at the end of the century; today, the main branch of the New York Public Library and Bryant Park exist at that location.
While water is primarily supplied to New York City via its three city water tunnels, the Central Park Reservoir, later renamed the Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir upon her death, contains much of the city's water reserves.