Eden Park Stand Pipe

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Eden Park Stand Pipe
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LocationEden Park Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°7′2″N84°29′25″W / 39.11722°N 84.49028°W / 39.11722; -84.49028
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Architect Samuel Hannaford & Sons, and the David Hummel Construction Company
Architectural style Late and Eclectic Victorian
MPS Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County
NRHP reference No. 80003048 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1980

Eden Park Standpipe is a historical standpipe located on the elevated environment of Eden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The standpipe is a form of water tower prevalent in the late 1800s. [2] It was listed in the National Register on March 3, 1980.

The standpipe was constructed in 1894 by the Cincinnati firm architect Samuel Hannaford, it stands at 172 feet (52 m) tall. It was constructed to supply sufficient water pressure for the surrounding area of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. Water was directed into the standpipe from the Ohio River by means of the neighboring Eden Park Station No. 7. [3] It distributed water into one 36-inch (910 mm) and two 24-inch (610 mm) mains. [4] However, The original standpipe became obsolete and eventually went out of operation in 1916 as the city developed further and modern water towers were established. [5] Visitors can no longer access a public observation site that existed during its operation. [6]

In 1943, the turret's copper spire was taken down for a war scrap campaign. [7] The city currently uses the structure as a communications tower. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "The Watertowers". Built St. Louis. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ Nancy A. Recchie & Jeffrey T. Darbee (October 6, 2010). Cincinnati Parks and Parkways. Arcadia Publishing. p. 27. ISBN   9780738583945 . Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Cincinnati (Ohio). Commissioners of Waterworks (1909). Report to the Board of Trustees, "Commissioners of Waterworks" of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ebbert & Richardson Company, printers. pp.  20 . Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1943). Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Best Books on. p. 279. ISBN   9781623760519 . Retrieved May 4, 2013.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  6. ↑ Nancy A. Recchie & Jeffrey T. Darbee (October 6, 2010). Cincinnati Parks and Parkways. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN   9780738583945 . Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Smiddy, Betty Ann (2006). "Samuel Hannaford & Sons". Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Eden Park". Cincinnati Park Board. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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