Water tower construction, 1897
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Title
Water tower construction, 1897
Description
The Water Tower construction site, March 22, 1897, about 4:30 PM. Old Main and the Chemical and Physical Laboratory can be seen in the background.
Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932), the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored.
Creator
Iowa State University
Source
4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-3
Publisher
Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Date
1897
2006-02-03
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Relation
University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html
Format
Photograph
16.5 x 10.8 cm
Type
Still Image (color)
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Identifier
4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-3
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