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White Water Tower, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1911.
White Water Tower, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1911. Vintage postcard. The tower, which stands on is an example of a standpipe tower, built not to store water but to control surges in pressure in the water supply system. A 154 foot high Corinthian column, it was designed by architect George Barnett in 1871. The tower was taken out of service in 1912 as a new electric pumping system reduced the fluctuations in pressure in the water system, but local residents have resisted several attempts to have it demolished. The White Tower is one of three standpipe towers that survive in St Louis.
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2960px × 4726px
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1910s
19th century
20th century
AMERICA
American
Architecture
ART
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Barnett
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color
Column
COMMUNICATIONS
Corinthian
country
Curt Teich Postcard Archives
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GEORGE
George Barnett
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MISSOURI
Neoclassical
neo-classical
Neo-Classicism
NINETEENTH CENTURY
OUTSIDE
Pillar
PILLARS
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st louis
standpipe
TELEGRAPH POLE
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Tower
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
usa
Water
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TOWER
White Water Tower