National Historic Landmark

Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station

Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
Listed
May 8, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001707

About this property

The Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station, also known as the McNeil Street Pump Station, is a historic water pumping station at 142 North Common Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. Now hosting the Shreveport Water Works Museum, it exhibits in situ a century's worth of water pumping equipment, and was the nation's last steam-powered waterworks facility when it was shut down in 1980. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1982, and designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1999.

Location

Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
32.51741, -93.75710

Categories

INDUSTRYENGINEERING
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Sprague Street Houses
Industrial
0.1 mi
Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge, Cross Bayou
Civil War
0.4 mi
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Early Republic
0.4 mi
Caddo Parish Confederate Monument
Civil War
0.5 mi
YMCA, Downtown Branch
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Shreveport Approach — Red River Campaign End
1864Civil War
0.7 mi
Skirmish at Shreveport
1864Civil War
0.7 mi

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When was Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station listed on the National Register?

Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station?

Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station?

The period of significance for Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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