Elk River Water Tower | |
Location | Jackson Avenue and 4th Street NW, Elk River, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 45°18′21.8″N93°33′59.7″W / 45.306056°N 93.566583°W |
Built | 1920 |
Built by | Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company |
NRHP reference No. | 12000284 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 2012 |
The Elk River Water Tower is a historic water tower in Elk River, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1920 to improve the city's firefighting infrastructure, and uses a design popular from 1890 to 1940. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for its significance in the themes of "community planning and development" and "engineering". [1] It was nominated for its impact on community development and as a representative of a once-common but vanishing design. [3]
In 2021, Elk River was able to restore the water tower using Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants. The tower was returned to its original color scheme of silver with a red top, with black block lettering of the city's name. [4]
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