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Gerlach Water Tower

Coordinates: 40°39′5″N 119°21′13″W / 40.65139°N 119.35361°W / 40.65139; -119.35361
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Gerlach Water Tower
Gerlach Water Tower is located in Nevada
Gerlach Water Tower
Location in Utah
Gerlach Water Tower is located in the United States
Gerlach Water Tower
Location in United States
LocationMain St., Gerlach, Nevada
Coordinates40°39′5″N 119°21′13″W / 40.65139°N 119.35361°W / 40.65139; -119.35361
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byUtah Construction Co.
NRHP reference No.81000385[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1981

The Gerlach Water Tower, on Main St. in Gerlach, Nevada, was built in 1909 by the Utah Construction Co.

It has a 44,000 gallon capacity redwood tank. It served locomotives of the Western Pacific Railroad Company and also the company town of Gerlach.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ w. E. Wieprecht (June 12, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gerlach Water Tower". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1980