Manassas Water Tower Explained

Manassas Water Tower
Location:9000 Quarry St., Manassas, Virginia
Coordinates:38.7528°N -77.4694°W
Added:August 15, 2016
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:16000533

The Manassas Water Tower is a historic water storage facility at 9000 Quarry Street in Manassas, Virginia. It is a steel structure 147feet in height, and is typical in style for its 1914 construction date, with a steel trestle supporting a tank with a hemispherical base and conical roof. It has a capacity of . It was built near one of the city's six water wells, and is one of six water towers in the state with a hemispherical bottom. It is also the oldest water tower in the region.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Manassas Water Tower. National Park Service. 2017-10-24.