Cotter Water Tower
National Register of Historic Places

Cotter Water Tower

Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas
Listed
January 24, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001280

About this property

The Cotter water tower is a historic elevated steel water tower located in Cotter, Arkansas. It was constructed in 1935 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company, as part of the development of the local water supply system by the Public Works Administration. The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other PWA-era projects in Arkansas, under the heading “An Ambition to Be Preferred: New Deal Recovery Efforts and Architecture in Arkansas, 1933-1943.”

Location

Cotter, Baxter County, Arkansas
36.27619, -92.52954

Categories

ENGINEERINGPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Cotter Water Tower listed on the National Register?

Cotter Water Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Cotter Water Tower?

Cotter Water Tower is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cotter Water Tower?

The period of significance for Cotter Water Tower is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1935.

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