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Caruthersville Water Tower

Coordinates: 36°11′40″N 89°39′30″W / 36.19444°N 89.65833°W / 36.19444; -89.65833
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Caruthersville Water Tower
Caruthersville Water Tower, April 2013
Caruthersville Water Tower is located in Missouri
Caruthersville Water Tower
Caruthersville Water Tower is located in the United States
Caruthersville Water Tower
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

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  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 2017-02-01. (includes 8 photographs from 1980)