Manassas Water Tower

Manassas Water Tower
Manassas Water Tower is located in Northern Virginia
Manassas Water Tower
Manassas Water Tower is located in Virginia
Manassas Water Tower
Manassas Water Tower is located in the United States
Manassas Water Tower
Location9000 Quarry St., Manassas, Virginia
Coordinates38°45′10″N 77°28′10″W / 38.75278°N 77.46944°W / 38.75278; -77.46944
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
NRHP reference No.16000533[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 2016

The Manassas Water Tower is a historic water storage facility at 9000 Quarry Street in Manassas, Virginia. It is a steel structure 147 feet (45 m) in height, and is typical in style for its 1914 construction date, with a steel trestle supporting a tank with a hemispherical base and conical roof. It has a capacity of 75,000 US gallons (280,000 L; 62,000 imp gal). It was built near one of the city's six water wells, and is one of six water towers in the state with a hemispherical bottom. It is also the oldest water tower in the region.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Manassas Water Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

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