Reading Standpipe
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Reading Standpipe | |
| File:ReadingStandpipe.jpg early 1980s photo | |
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| Location | Auburn and Beacon Sts., Reading, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Reading Water Co. |
| MPS | Reading MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000549 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1985 |
The Reading Standpipe was a historic water tower atop a hill near the corner of Auburn and Beacon Streets in Reading, Massachusetts. The 138-foot (42 m) tower was built in 1890-91 as part of Reading's first water supply system and was for many years a significant community landmark. The tower was built of steel and wrought iron in a style reminiscent of medieval fortifications.[2]
The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It was demolished in April 1999,[2] leaving only its companion modern tower (erected in 1953), which itself was subsequently demolished and replaced with a communications tower.
See also
[edit | edit source]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
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Categories:
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Infrastructure completed in 1890
- Buildings and structures in Reading, Massachusetts
- Demolished buildings and structures in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1999
- Standpipe water towers
- Reading, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs