Reading Standpipe
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The Reading Standpipe was a historic water tower atop a hill near the corner of Auburn and Beacon Streets in Reading, Massachusetts. The Script error: No such module "convert". tower was built in 1890-91 as part of Reading's first water supply system and was for many years a significant community landmark. The tower was built of steel and wrought iron in a style reminiscent of medieval fortifications.[1]
The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2] It was demolished in April 1999,[1] leaving only its companion modern tower (erected in 1953), which itself was subsequently demolished and replaced with a communications tower.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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