Caruthersville Water Tower

Caruthersville Water Tower
Caruthersville Water Tower, April 2013
LocationW. 3rd St., Caruthersville, Missouri
Coordinates36°11′40″N 89°39′30″W / 36.19444°N 89.65833°W / 36.19444; -89.65833
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byMorgan, George C.
NRHP reference No.82003156[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1982

Caruthersville Water Tower, also known as The Lighthouse, is a historic water tower located at Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was built in 1903, and is an elevated stand-pipe design stuccoed brick water tower with Gothic style embellishments. The tower supports a steel-plated 40,000 gallon tank. The tower measures 115 feet high, 13 feet in diameter, and 41 feet in circumference.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dennis L. Kellogg and James M. Denny (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Caruthersville Water Tower" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 8 photographs from 1980)