Paradise Water Tower Explained

Paradise Water Tower
Location:E of int. of Waldo and Main Sts., Paradise, Kansas
Coordinates:39.1181°N -98.9156°W
Built:1938
Builder:WPA
Architecture:Art Deco, WPA Rustic
Added:January 17, 2007
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06001242

The Paradise Water Tower, of Paradise, Kansas, United States, is a historic Works Progress Administration project of 1938. It is located east of the intersection of Waldo and Main Sts. in Paradise. The tower was designed in the WPA Rustic style and features an Art Deco limestone entrance surround. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

It is a 17-foot diameter rusticated limestone tower that rises 35 feet and can hold up to 58,000 gallons of water.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=06001242}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paradise Water Tower / 167-430-0001 ]. Gordon Pfannenstiel and KSHS staff . June 15, 2006 . National Park Service.