Reading Standpipe

Reading Standpipe
early 1980s photo
Reading Standpipe is located in Massachusetts
Reading Standpipe
Reading Standpipe is located in the United States
Reading Standpipe
LocationAuburn and Beacon Sts., Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′52″N 71°6′21″W / 42.53111°N 71.10583°W / 42.53111; -71.10583
Built1890 (1890)
ArchitectReading Water Co.
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.85000549 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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.

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