Brainerd Water Tower

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Brainerd Water Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Brainerd, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°21′29.99″N 94°11′59.03″W / 46.3583306, -94.1997306Coordinates: 46°21′29.99″N 94°11′59.03″W / 46.3583306, -94.1997306
Built/Founded: 1918
Architect: L. P. Wolff
Added to NRHP: July 17, 1974
NRHP Reference#: 74001014[1]
Governing body: Local

The Brainerd Water Tower is located at Sixth and Washington in Brainerd in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the first all-concrete elevated tank used by a municipality in the United States; even though it was replaced in 1960, it remains standing as an icon of the town.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Water Towers Serve as Identifiers, Reminders, Landmarks. 'Waterline'. Minnesota Department of Health (Summer 1997). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3. 
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