Hughes Water Tower (Hughes, Arkansas)

USA / Arkansas / Hughes / Hughes, Arkansas
 water tower, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
 Upload a photo

Historic water tower listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1936
Builder: Chicago Bridge and Iron Works (Chicago, IL)
Areas of significance: Engineering; Politics/Government
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 10/5/2006
Other designations: part of the "New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas" Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This water tower was constructed by the Public Works Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1944. The program provided work in the form of construction projects for unemployed men during the Great Depression.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   34°56'56"N   90°28'20"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago