| 词条 | Pipestone Water Tower |
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| name = Pipestone Water Tower | nrhp_type = | image = Pipestone Water Tower.jpg | caption = | location= 2nd St., NE, Pipestone, Minnesota | coordinates = {{coord|44|0|6|N|96|18|38|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Minnesota#USA | built = 1920 | architect = Wolff, L.P. | builder = | restored = 1990 | added = March 3, 1980 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = Local | mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000368|title=Pipestone County MRA}} | refnum = 80002123[1] }} The Pipestone Water Tower is a {{convert|132|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} concrete water tower in Pipestone, Minnesota, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unreliable rainfall and a lack of glacial lakes in the area necessitate the use of a tower to pump and store water from an underground reservoir.[2] HistoryThe Pipestone Water Tower is unique in that it is one of only two water towers in the United States known to have been designed by architect L.P. Wolfe; its sister, the Brainerd Water Tower, is located in Brainerd, Minnesota. It was built to replace an aged steel standpipe tower built in the late 1880s. Construction on the structure was commenced by the Campbell Construction Company in 1920 for $24,610. Water service from the tower began on October 26, 1921 and continued until it was replaced by a larger tower in 1976. A restoration of the tower was undertaken in 1990, along with the construction of a new wayside rest area.[2] The buildingThe water tower, significant in that it is constructed of poured concrete, stands at {{convert|132|ft|m}} tall and roughly {{convert|25|ft|m}} in diameter. The {{convert|150000|gal|L|adj=on}} capacity tank is supported by a hollow supporting column which contains an unusual set of spiral windows and an internal staircase. The tower pumped and stored water from a {{convert|500000|gal|L|adj=on}} reservoir built below it at the time of its construction, releasing the water via gravity on demand.[2] Present dayThe tower has become the center of the Water Tower Festival, a community celebration held in late June.[2] References1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} {{National Register of Historic Places}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Pipestone Water Tower-- National Register of Historic Places Pipestone, Minnesota Travel Itinerary|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/pipestone/pwt.htm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=28 September 2011}} 7 : Buildings and structures in Pipestone County, Minnesota|Infrastructure completed in 1920|Towers completed in 1920|Water towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|Water towers in Minnesota|National Register of Historic Places in Pipestone County, Minnesota|1920 establishments in Minnesota |
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