Louisville Water Company Pumping Station
United States historic place in Louisville, Kentucky. Built 1860. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Louisville Water Tower, located east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, near the riverfront, is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are a designated National Historic Landmark for their architecture. As with the Fairmount Water Works of Philadelphia, the industrial nature of its pumping station was disguised in the form of a Roman temple complex.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Zorn Ave., Louisville, KY |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000348 |
| Built | 1860 |
| Type of place | water tower, pumping station |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Zorn Ave., Louisville, KY |
| Website | louisvillewatertower.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 38.28062, -85.70136 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · 48 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000348. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.