Peoria Waterworks

Peoria Waterworks is a building complex built in 1890 for the Peoria, Illinois water system.

Peoria Water Works
Peoria Waterworks is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Peoria Waterworks
LocationLorentz Ave., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates40°43′29″N 89°33′9″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectH.H. Richardson[1]
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.80001403[2]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 1980

Architecture

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][3] 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] The original property was located at NE Adams and Lorentz St.; now the address is 100 Lorentz Ave.[4] It is near the foot of Grandview Drive.[5]

The red sandstone buildings feature carvings, stained glass windows, copper flashing, hardwood trim, and turrets.[5] Four gargoyles adorn the corners of the zinc roof of the Main Pumping Station.[5]

Notes
  1. "Peoria Water Works Company," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Lynn, Greg (2018-08-28). "Reliable Water Service in Peoria for Over a Century". Peoria Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. "Water Works, Peoria, Ill". Illinois Digital Archives. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. "101 Things that Play in Peoria: Illinois-American gargoyles". Peoria Journal Star. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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