National Register of Historic Places

Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
May 12, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87000380

About this property

Omohundro Water Treatment Plant is a municipal water treatment plant located in Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee on Omohundro Drive. Built in 1888, the pump station and boiler house were designed by C. K. Colley. Fitted with Holly-Gaskill pumps that transfer 10 million gallons of water per day from the Cumberland River to the City Reservoir on Kirkpatrick's Hill at Eighth Avenue, South. The steam-powered generators were converted to electricity in 1952. The filtration plant was completed in 1929 after the intake station, stores and pumps. In 1987 it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places. The plant was threatened during the 2010 Tennessee floods, a devastating flood in Nashville but major damage was avoided with a sandbagging effort.

Location

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.16213, -86.72316

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Nashville (Confederate probe December 1864)
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3.3 mi
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Battle of Nashville — Day 1 (December 15)
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When was Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District listed on the National Register?

Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1987.

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Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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