The recent Walter J. Sullivan Water...

The recent Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility in Cambridge, Mass., can easily be mistaken for a commercial or institutional building. Its brick-clad exterior incorporates of the like kind features as a clock tower, arched entrances, and windows that are reminiscent of Boston-area water facilities designed by the agency of classical architect H.H. Richardson.

The 54000-sf plant, which is also the headquarters for the water department, was built in succession the site of the city's former 78 year-old plant, which was razed to make way for the of the present day facility. Some elements of the old-fashioned structure were ...