Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant
National Register of Historic Places

Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
November 22, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99001452

About this property

Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant is a historic water works complex located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1941, with additions made about 1946–1947, and in the 1960s. The complex includes the shell of the original one-story, brick pump house (1887 with 1923 alterations); the one-story, brick filter house (1887); and the Art Deco treatment plant (1939-1940) with adjacent settling basins. The main block of the treatment plant is a three-story, three-bay wide mass topped by a hipped, battened metal roof, with flanking stepped back two-story sections. Also on the property are three storage reservoirs for treated water, dating from 1887, 1940 and the 1950s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

1810 Fayetteville Rd.
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
35.75787, -78.64221

Categories

ARCHITECTUREENGINEERINGCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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When was Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant listed on the National Register?

Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant?

Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant?

The period of significance for Raleigh Water Works and E.B. Bain Water Treatment Plant is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1887.

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