▁Trust ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁over see ▁its ▁conversion ▁into ▁a ▁museum . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁building ▁re open ed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁the ▁Water works ▁Museum . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁Boston ▁began ▁modern izing ▁its ▁water ▁supply , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁well s , ▁p ond ▁water , ▁and ▁down hill ▁pip ing ▁from ▁a ▁Nat ick ▁res er voir . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁Boston ▁city ▁leaders ▁decided ▁the ▁city ▁needed ▁to ▁scale ▁up ▁its ▁water ▁fil tr ation ▁and ▁p ump ing ▁and ▁began ▁looking ▁into ▁options . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁this ▁' high ▁service ' ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁was ▁designed , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁it ▁came ▁online ▁as ▁the ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁- ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Water ▁was ▁p ump ed ▁from ▁this ▁station ▁u ph ill ▁to ▁the ▁Fish er ▁Hill ▁res er voir , ▁where ▁gravity ▁would ▁then ▁push ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁station ▁put ▁its ▁third ▁water ▁p ump ▁into ▁operation : ▁a ▁steam - power ed ▁water ▁p ump ▁designed ▁by ▁Er as mus ▁Dar win ▁Le av itt . ▁The ▁Le av itt - R ied ler ▁P ump ing