Paxton Water Tower and Pump House

United States historic place


Paxton Water Tower and Pump House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Rear of the water tower and pump house
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Location	145 S. Market St., Paxton, Illinois
Coordinates	40°27′31″N 88°5′45″W / 40.45861°N 88.09583°W / 40.45861; -88.09583
Area	less than one acre
Built	1887
Built by	Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	84000302
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1984

The Paxton Water Tower and Pump House are a historic water tower and pump house located at 145 S. Market St. in Paxton, Illinois.

The buildings were built in 1887 to provide a steady water supply to Paxton. Prior to their construction, Paxton had considerable difficulty with its water supply; a fire which destroyed much of the city's downtown in 1870 had been exacerbated by the fire department's low water supply, and an artesian well project started in 1872 was unsuccessful. The new water tower and pump house were the first in a series of infrastructure improvements which spurred the economic development of Paxton. The two buildings were built with brick. The octagonal water tower is 80 feet (24 m) tall. There used to be a water tank on top of the pump house tower which was missing in latest years.

The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is one of four sites on the National Register in Paxton and one of five in Ford County.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Kenyon, Leslie H.; Larry D. Davis (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Paxton Water Tower and Pump House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-10. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
Earl Leatherberry

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IL-1121, "Paxton Water Tower, Centre & Market Streets, Paxton, Ford County, IL"

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