A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump
Appearance
A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine | |
Location | Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W / 34.04306°N 91.37333°W |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | Fairbanks, Morse & Company |
NRHP reference No. | 10000783[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 2010 |
The A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump is located on Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, near Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County, and is a rare surviving example of an early 20th-century pump engine built by the engine manufacturer Fairbanks, Morse & Company. The pumping engine was an important part of productive rice farming in the area to ensure enough water to flood the fields.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[3]
See also
- Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas
References
Categories:
- Agriculture in Arkansas
- Pumps
- Rice production in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- Lower Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs