Theodore Ransom Scowden (June 8, 1815, Pennsylvania – December 31, 1881, Cleveland, Ohio)[1] was an engineer and architect.[2] He designed the Louisville Water Tower[2] with his assistant Charles Hermany. He also designed waterworks for Cleveland and Cincinnati.[3]
He was the son of Theodore Scowden II and Sarah Ransom Hazard of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was educated at Augusta College in Kentucky.[4]
His designs for the Louisville Water Works may have been based on Philadelphia's Fairmount Water Works (1812). The design is described as being an example of Palladian architecture. The buildings were renovated for conversion into the Louisville WaterWorks Museum.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Theodore R Scowden, III at findagrave.com
- ^ a b "Images of Water Company Pumping Station by Scowden in Louisville, Kentucky". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Gregory Luhan, Dennis Domer, David Mohoney, The Louisville Guide, page 269, 2004
- ^ Maurice Joblin, Cleveland Past And Present, page 435, 2004
- ^ "Archived copy". www.louisvilleky.gov. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Louisville Water Works historic image collection Flickr
- ^ Introducing the WaterWorks Museum – The Quest for Pure Water! Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine February 24, 2014 Louisville Water Tower Park
Further reading
edit- Journal of the American Water Works Association, Volume 2, page 58, 1915, Water-supply engineering