Historic Name

Erie Water Works

Address

340 W Bayfront Parkway

Municipality

City of Erie

Tax Parcel

17040048020300

Historic District

Classification

Class 1 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

110374

Historic Function

Industry - water works

Style

Romanesque

Built

1913

Architect

Builder

Barn Type on property

Last Entry Update

6/5/2015

Location of the city's original municipal waterworks, built in 1870 and incorporated a 250-foot iron standpipe, then the largest structure of its kind in the United States. The standpipe was demolished in 1913 in a general expansion and modernization of the Chestnut Street Plant. The present structure was built in 1913 and continued into the mid 20th century.

Sources: Northwest Institute of Research, Historic Survey 1982

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Photo courtesy, Erie County Assessment Office