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Ottawa Waterworks Building
Front of the waterworks
Location: 1035 E. 3rd St., Ottawa, Ohio Coordinates: 41°1′17″N 84°2′12″W / 41.02139°N 84.03667°WCoordinates: 41°1′17″N 84°2′12″W / 41.02139°N 84.03667°W Area: 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) Built: 1904 Architect: Board of Public Affairs for the Village of Ottawa Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 76001519[1] Added to NRHP: September 13, 1976 The Ottawa Waterworks Building is a historic waterworks in eastern Ottawa, Ohio, United States. Built in 1904,[1] it is Putnam County's oldest water pumping facility; as the first significant water-related public works project in Ottawa, it enabled the creation of a municipal water system in the village. In its earliest years, the waterworks sheltered equipment used to pump water from municipal wells.[2]
A single-story structure,[2] the Ottawa Waterworks Building is a brick structure, nine bays wide, which rests on a stone foundation. Protected by a roof of ceramic tiles, the building is decorated with stone and wooden elements.[3] The Waterworks Building served as Ottawa's primary water pumping facility for approximately seventy years, remaining active until a new waterworks was completed in the mid-1970s. Since that time, it has been used as storage for equipment and spare machinery for the water system.[2]
In 1976, the Ottawa Waterworks Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It qualified for inclusion both because of its architecture and because of its place in local history:[3] it was deemed a fine example of a local public works building, and its role as the area's first water pumping station has made it a leading example of the development of early twentieth-century Putnam County.[2] Today, the Waterworks Building lies in a municipal park.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1182.
- ^ a b Ottawa Waterworks Building, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-08-08.
- ^ Park Board, Village of Ottawa, 2010. Accessed 2010-08-10.
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Ohio Historic district Gilboa Main Street Historic District
Historic properties Bridenbaugh District No. 3 Schoolhouse | Columbus Grove Municipal Pool | John Edwards House | Dr. H. Huber Block | Leipsic City Hall | Ottawa Waterworks Building | Putnam County Courthouse | Round Barn | St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1904
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Buildings and structures in Putnam County, Ohio
- Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
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