Lake City Water Standpipe

Lake City Water Standpipe
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	100 block of W. Washington St. Lake City, Iowa
Coordinates	42°16′07″N 94°44′04″W / 42.26861°N 94.73444°W / 42.26861; -94.73444Coordinates: 42°16′07″N 94°44′04″W / 42.26861°N 94.73444°W / 42.26861; -94.73444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Built by	A.F. Paige Co.
MPS	Lake City Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	90001211^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1990

The Lake City Water Standpipe is a historic structure located in Lake City, Iowa, United States. The standpipe was a popular form of water tower from about 1860 to the turn of the 20th-century.^[2] The city council first attempted to build it as early as 1890, but the $10,000 bond was rejected. An $8,000 bond issue passed in June 1893, and a Water Works Department was established. The city contracted with the A.F. Paige Company of Sioux City to build the tower, which is 90 feet (27 m) tall and a diameter of 12 feet (4 m).^[2] It was completed in November 1893. Water mains were laid the following year and water was delivered to most citizens of Lake City. It also allowed the city to provide adequate fire protection. A new water tank was built next to the standpipe in the 1920s. It has subsequently been replaced by a larger structure on the southeast side of town. The standpipe was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Rebecca Conard. "Lake City Water Standpipe" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

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National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Iowa

Lake City	Central School Chicago and North Western Office Building/Passenger Depot-Lake City Lake City Community Memorial Building Lake City Public Library Lake City Water Standpipe Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge Smith Farmhouse Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House Peter and Mary Smith House

Rockwell City	Calhoun County Courthouse Perry C. and Mattie Forrest Holdoegel House Rockwell City Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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