Houston Heights Waterworks Reservoir

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Houston Heights Waterworks Reservoir
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The reservoir in 2010
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LocationW. 20 and Nicolson Sts., Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°48′15″N95°24′23″W / 29.80417°N 95.40639°W / 29.80417; -95.40639
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
MPS Houston Heights MRA
NRHP reference No. 83004462 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1983

The Houston Heights Waterworks Reservoir, located at West 20th Street and Nicolson Street in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 47. Retrieved December 28, 2014.