Hughes Water Tower

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Hughes Water Tower
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LocationChurch St., Hughes, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°57′3″N90°28′21″W / 34.95083°N 90.47250°W / 34.95083; -90.47250 Coordinates: 34°57′3″N90°28′21″W / 34.95083°N 90.47250°W / 34.95083; -90.47250
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
MPS New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 06000905 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2006

The Hughes Water Tower is located on Church Street in Hughes, Arkansas. It is a metal structure consisting of four legs, sloping inward as they rise, which support a roughly cylindrical tower with bowl-shaped bottom and a conical roof. The legs are joined by reinforcing rods to provide stability. A large metal pipe connects the tank to water facilities on the ground, and there is a walkway with railing around the tank. The tower was built in 1936 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works Company with funding from the Public Works Administration. [2]

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Hughes Water Tower". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-16.