Lardner's Point pumping station, named after the captain of the ship which brought William Penn to America, was built in 1906. It pumped water from the Torresdale Water Works to the entire city east of the Schuylkill River. It is now one of five 5pumping stations serving the city and is the largest, conveying over 30 percent of the entire city's water service. The facility was featured in Practical Engineer in 1907 when it was providing water for 1.1 million Philadelphians. Located directly south of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, the plant consisted of two buildings constructed to pump twenty million gallons of water per day. The structure of the building more resembles a library than a water pumping station. Large windows, with fine brick work, make the structure distinctive despite its practical use. In 1939, the City replaced steam-powered pumping engines with electric engines. Today, only one of the buildings remains and still functions as a pumping station for Philadelphia's Baxter Water Treatment Plant. Upon completion in 1906, it was the largest pumping station in the world. Today it is the namesake for Lardner's Point Park, a municipal park featuring one of Pennsylvania’s only living shoreline projects, a walking/biking trail, historic signage, and fishing pier, which opened in May 2012.