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1927 Hillsboro Water Tower
00 BIRCH ST
Hillsboro

LOCATION:

County:	Marion	<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
Address:	00 BIRCH ST
Address Remarks:	At W Grand Ave
City:	Hillsboro

Zip:	67063
Parcel ID:	138-33-0-40-01-016.00-0
Legal Description:
Legal Description Remarks:	Lots 10 and 11, Block 2, Hill's Second Addition
Latitude, Longitude 1:	38.35419 -97.20689
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Datum:	WGS84

DESCRIPTION:

Historic Name:	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower
Alternate Name:
Historic Function:	Government
Subcategory:	Public Works
Historic Function Remarks:
Present Function:	Government
Subcategory:	Public Works
Present Function Remarks:
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:	Other
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:	Not Applicable
Bridge Type:	Not Applicable
Landscape Type:	Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:	130 feet tall. Features a cylindrical tank with a conical roof and hemispherical bottom. The tank is 35 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter. Riveted steel-plate tank elevated on four steel-truss supports tied together with criss-crossing steel tension rods and two sets of horizontal steel rods.
Plan Form:	Not Applicable
Commercial Building Type:	Not Applicable
Roof Form:	Conical
Stories:	4
Condition:	Good
Principal Material:	Metal
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:	Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
Year of Construction:	1927
Certainty:	Documented
Date Notes:
General Remarks:
Ancillary Structures:	Other
Ancillary Structure Remarks:	1. Pump House / Well Cover: small, wood-frame structure with cubed massing and a shed roof. Exterior is clad with shingles. 2. Well Cover: northwest of the pump house, is a steel cover surrounded by a concrete slab. 3. Pipe Railing: Protects the base of the water tank.

OWNER:

Listed in State Register:	Yes
Date of State Listing:	08/13/2011
Listed in National Register:	Yes
Date of National Listing:	10/06/2011
Historic District:
Demolished:
Date Demolished (if applicable):
Potentially Eligible for National Register:
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Register Status Remarks:
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National Historic Landmark:

SURVEY INFORMATION:

There is no survey information for this record.

RECORD REVIEW:

Reviewed By:	Amanda Loughlin
Review Status:	Approved

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1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Overall view of riveted steel tank with hemispherical bottom. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Overall view, looking north toward Coop Grain Elevator. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Overall view, looking northeast. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Looking up toward bottom of tank. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Close-up of steel supports. CDavis 2011.
1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Pump house, looking northwest. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. Pump house, well cover, pipe railing, looking southeast. CDavis 2011.	1927 Hillsboro Water Tower. National Register Nomination. 05/03/2011. Davis, Christy.