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Georgetown Light and Water Works
Location403 W. 9th,
Georgetown, Texas
Coordinates 30°38′10″N97°40′51″W / 30.63616°N 97.68071°W / 30.63616; -97.68071
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
MPS Georgetown MRA
NRHP reference No. 96000074 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996

The Georgetown Light and Water Works is a historic brick industrial building in Georgetown, Texas. It was built in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its industrial architecture. In 1985 and 1986, the building was remodeled to serve as Georgetown's police station. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.