Reading Standpipe

Reading Standpipe
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
early 1980s photo
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Location	Auburn and Beacon Sts., Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′52″N 71°6′21″W
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Reading Water Co.
MPS	Reading MRA
NRHP reference No.	85000549 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1985

The Reading Standpipe was a historic water tower atop a hill near the corner of Auburn and Beacon Streets in Reading, Massachusetts. The 138-foot (42 m) tower was built in 1890-91 as part of Reading's first water supply system and was for many years a significant community landmark. The tower was built of steel and wrought iron in a style reminiscent of medieval fortifications.^[2]

The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1] It was demolished in April 1999,^[2] leaving only its companion modern tower (erected in 1953), which itself was subsequently demolished and replaced with a communications tower.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Reading Standpipe". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.