Mineral Springs Waterworks

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Mineral Springs Waterworks
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LocationS. of W. Runnels and S. Hall intersection, Mineral Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°52′30″N93°55′17″W / 33.87500°N 93.92139°W / 33.87500; -93.92139 Coordinates: 33°52′30″N93°55′17″W / 33.87500°N 93.92139°W / 33.87500; -93.92139
Arealess than one acre
Built by Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company
MPS New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000473 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2007

The Mineral Springs Waterworks is a historic site located in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. It contains a good example of a 1930s-era elevated steel water tower, built in 1936 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in conjunction with the Public Works Administration as part of a project to improve the town's water supply. The tower was built to store water obtained from a nearby well. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other New Deal-era projects throughout Arkansas. A new water well was drilled nearby in 1985; however, the original water tower still stands. The Mineral Springs Waterworks remains in operation. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine