The Waldo water tower is a historic elevated steel water tower located in Waldo, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waldo water tower | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | E. Main St. west of the N. Skimmer and E. Main intersection, Waldo, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°21′11″N 93°16′56″W / 33.35306°N 93.28222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 |
Built by | Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company |
MPS | New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07000472[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 2007 |
Description
editThe tower was completed in 1936 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in conjunction with the Public Works Administration as part of a project to improve the town's water supply. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other New Deal-era projects throughout Arkansas. The tower is still in operation as part of the town's water supply system.[2]
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