Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station

Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station
McNeil Street Pumping Station
Location Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°31′2.61″N 93°45′25.17″W / 32.5173917°N 93.7569917°WCoordinates: 32°31′2.61″N 93°45′25.17″W / 32.5173917°N 93.7569917°W
Built 1887
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 80001707
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 09, 1980[1]
Designated NHL December 17, 1982[2]

Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station, also known as Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station or McNeil Street Pump Station, is a National Historic Landmark in Shreveport, Louisiana.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1982.[2][3]

It is located on Cross Bayou, off Common Street Extension, in Shreveport.,[3] and/or it is off LA 3036.[1]

Opened in 1887, the station operated until its closure in 1980.[4] It is now operated as the Shreveport Water Works Museum. The museum features the restored steam machinery, including pumps, filters and other equipment.

The Shreveport Railroad Museum is located on the grounds of the Shreveport Water Works Museum.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James W. Sheire (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Shreveport Water Works, Pump Station / McNeil Street Pump Station" (PDF). National Park Service.
  4. ↑ "Shreveport Water Works Museum". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

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