De Valls Bluff Waterworks
National Register of Historic Places

De Valls Bluff Waterworks

De Valls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas
Listed
September 19, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000969

About this property

The De Valls Bluff Waterworks is a historic public water supply facility at Rumbaugh and Hazel Streets in De Valls Bluff, Arkansas. It contains a 1930s-era elevated steel water tower, which was built in 1936 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in conjunction with the Public Works Administration as part of a project to improve the local water supply. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other New…

Location

De Valls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas
34.78290, -91.46321

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 07000969. It was listed on September 19, 2007.

Categories

ENGINEERINGPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Castleberry Hotel
Industrial
0.4 mi
Black Oak Cemetery
Civil War
6.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Grand Glaise (Lonoke / Prairie County border)
1862Civil War
6.8 mi
Skirmish at Devall's Bluff (Shelby's Raid October 1863)
1863Civil War
9.7 mi
Skirmish at De Valls Bluff (1862)
1862Civil War
9.7 mi
Engagement at De Valls Bluff (Confederate raid 1864)
1864Civil War
9.7 mi
Battle of Duvall's Bluff
1863Civil War
9.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was De Valls Bluff Waterworks listed on the National Register?

De Valls Bluff Waterworks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 2007.

What type of historic resource is De Valls Bluff Waterworks?

De Valls Bluff Waterworks is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for De Valls Bluff Waterworks?

The period of significance for De Valls Bluff Waterworks is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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