Multnomah County Poor Farm Watertower - Troutdale, Oregon
Posted by: BruceS
N 45° 32.186 W 122° 24.415
10T E 546305 N 5042715
Water tower at the former Multnomah County Poor Farm, now McMenamins Edgefield resort in Troutdale, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WM63DX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2009
Views: 12
This water tower was built in 1927 when the main building at the Multnomah County Poor Farm was identified as firetrap because it lacked a fire detection and deterrent system. The tower was built to provide a gravity-supplied sprinkler system throughout the Main Lodge. The tower no longer is used.