Pipestone (MN) Water Tower
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stickerooni
N 44° 00.109 W 096° 18.640
14T E 715610 N 4875591
A unique, poured conrete structure with interior stairs and windows.
Waymark Code: WM2CG0
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2007
Views: 40
(from the web site...)
Since its completion in 1921, Pipestone's concrete water tower has been a visible landmark of the city, rising high above the countryside and marking the city to travelers from several miles in the distance. Designed by L. P. Wolff of St. Paul, the structure is one of only two known water towers designed by Wolff in the United States and is significant for its poured concrete construction. The other tower is located in Brainerd, Minnesota. Campbell Construction Company built the tower from 1920 to 1921 for a cost of $24,610. The tower is 132 feet tall and approximately 25 feet in diameter. The interior of the supporting column is open and punctuated by a spiral series of windows. The concrete bowl atop the tower holds 150,000 gallons of water. At the time of construction, a 500,000-gallon underground reservoir was created at the base of the tower. With no natural glacial lakes in the area and sporadic rainfall, the tower is necessary to store the precious moisture taken from the soil. The tower draws water up from the earth through a pump and then gravity allows the water to flow when needed.
The structure is unusual in that there are windows and an interior stairway.
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