Manassas Water Tower

Manassas Water Tower
Location 9000 Quarry St., Manassas, Virginia
Coordinates 38°45′10″N 77°28′10″W / 38.75278°N 77.46944°W / 38.75278; -77.46944Coordinates: 38°45′10″N 77°28′10″W / 38.75278°N 77.46944°W / 38.75278; -77.46944
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
NRHP reference # 16000533[1]
Added to NRHP August 15, 2016

The Manassas Water Tower is a historic water storage facility at 9000 Quarry Street in Manassas, Virginia. It is a steel structure 147 feet (45 m) in height, and is typical in style for its 1914 construction date, with a steel trestle supporting a tank with a hemispherical base and conical roof. It has a capacity of 75,000 US gallons (280,000 l; 62,000 imp gal). It was built near one of the city's six water wells, and is one of six water towers in the state with a hemispherical bottom. It is also the oldest water tower in the region.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Manassas Water Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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