The Hampton Waterworks is a historic site located in Hampton, Arkansas. Completed in 1937, it is the only surviving example of a Public Works Administration-built waterworks in Calhoun County. The site contains a good example of a 1930s-era elevated steel water tower, built by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company.[2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Hampton Waterworks | |
Location | Hunt St., W of Lee St., Hampton, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°32′21″N 92°28′14″W / 33.53917°N 92.47056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company |
MPS | New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06000909[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 5, 2006 |
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "HAMPTON WATERWORKS, HAMPTON, CALHOUN COUNTY". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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