Neillsville Standpipe Explained

Neillsville Standpipe
Location:325 E. 4th St.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
Built:1926
Architect:Tierweiller Brothers/Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
Refnum:13000711
Added:September 9, 2013

The Neillsville Standpipe is located in Neillsville, Wisconsin.[1]

History

The standpipe is located at the highest point in Neillsville and consists of a steel water tank made by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. encased in a 95foot slip-form concrete tower built by Tierweiler Bros. of Marshfield.[2] It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2012 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neillsville Standpipe. National Park Service. 2018-04-14.
  2. Web site: Lacey. Patricia. Neillsville Standpipe. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service. 2013-10-19.
  3. Web site: 325 East 4th Street. January 2012 . Wisconsin Historical Society. 2018-04-14.