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]
Hughes Water Tower | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Church St., Hughes, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′3″N 90°28′21″W / 34.95083°N 90.47250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| MPS | New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000905[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 2006 |
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Hughes Water Tower". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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