Peoria Water Works Company

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Peoria Water Works
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Peoria Water Works Company (Illinois)
Peoria Water Works Company
Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 89°33′9″W / 40.72417, -89.5525Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 89°33′9″W / 40.72417, -89.5525
Built/Founded: 1890
Architect: H.H. Richardson[1]
Architectural style(s): Romanesque Revival
Added to NRHP: March 18, 1980[2]
NRHP Reference#: 80001403

Peoria Water Works Company is a building complex built in 1890 for the Peoria, Illinois water system. The three building site was constructed in 1890 after the publicly owned Peoria Water Company was sold to John T. Moffat and Henry C. Hodgskins. The building was designed in Romanesque Revival style and first supplied water to the city of Peoria on December 1, 1890.[1] The three structures, Pumping Station #1, Pumping Station #2 and the Main Well House, were included on the property's listing on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 18, 1980.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Peoria Water Works Company," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  2. ^ a b National Register Information System Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 23 January 2007.