Pipestone Water Tower, Pipestone

Name: Pipestone Water Tower
Address: Pipestone, United States

#4 among attractions in Pipestone

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The Pipestone Water Tower is a 132-foot-tall concrete water tower in Pipestone, Minnesota, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unreliable rainfall and a lack of glacial lakes in the area necessitate the use of a tower to pump and store water from an underground reservoir. ()

Built: 1920 (104 years ago)Coordinates: 44°0'6"N, 96°18'38"W

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Pipestone United States

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Pipestone Water Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone County Courthouse, Keepers of the Sacred Tradition of Pipemakers, Calumet Hotel.

~1040 ftE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone
6 min walk • The Casey Jones State Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail in southwestern Minnesota, USA. Although it was one of the first Minnesota state trails to be established, it remains incomplete as three discontinuous sections. The trail is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
0.5 miSW
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Pipestone County Courthouse, Pipestone
13 min walk • The Pipestone County Courthouse, located at 416 South Hiawatha in the city of Pipestone, Pipestone County in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a Beaux Arts style building featuring a Renaissance dome on a clock tower with heavily rusticated masonry and Sioux quartzite.
0.4 miW
44°0'14"N • 96°19'5"W
Keepers of the Sacred Tradition of Pipemakers, Pipestone
11 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Nightlife
~1960 ftW
Interesting neighbourhood, Romanesque architecture
Calumet Hotel, Pipestone
10 min walk • The Calumet Hotel, also known as the Calumet Inn, anchors the historic district of downtown Pipestone, Minnesota, United States. The three-story Richardsonian Romanesque hotel was built with light pink jasper quartzite as opposed to the red Sioux quartzite used in most other downtown buildings.
0.4 miSW
Library
Pipestone Public Library, Pipestone
10 min walk • Pipestone Public Library in Pipestone, Minnesota, United States, is a Carnegie library that was built in 1904. It was an important work of architect Joseph Schwartz. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The building is made of Sioux quartzite.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pipestone Water Tower?

Nearby attractions include Calumet Hotel, Pipestone (10 min walk), Pipestone Public Library, Pipestone (10 min walk), Keepers of the Sacred Tradition of Pipemakers, Pipestone (11 min walk), Pipestone County Courthouse, Pipestone (13 min walk).