Caruthersville Water Tower

Caruthersville Water Tower
Caruthersville Water Tower, April 2013
Location W. 3rd St., Caruthersville, Missouri
Coordinates 36°11′40″N 89°39′30″W / 36.19444°N 89.65833°W / 36.19444; -89.65833Coordinates: 36°11′40″N 89°39′30″W / 36.19444°N 89.65833°W / 36.19444; -89.65833
Area less than one acre
Built 1903 (1903)
Built by Morgan, George C.
NRHP reference # 82003156[1]
Added to NRHP September 9, 1982

Caruthersville Water Tower, also known as The Lighthouse, is a historic water tower located at Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was built in 1903, and is an elevated stand-pipe design stuccoed brick water tower with Gothic style embellishments. The tower supports a steel-plated 40,000 gallon tank. The tower measures 115 feet high, 13 feet in diameter, and 41 feet in circumference.[2]:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Dennis L. Kellogg and James M. Denny (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Caruthersville Water Tower" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 8 photographs from 1980)


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