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Title:
Water Tower, Eden Park title Water Tower, Eden Park Title false
Title Type:
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Measurements:
172 feet measurements 172 feet Measurements false
Material:
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Material:
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Creator:
Samuel Hannaford and Sons, 1877 creator Samuel Hannaford and Sons, 1877 Creator false
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Date:
1894 date 1894 Date false
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Cincinnati (Ohio) location Cincinnati (Ohio) Location false
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Location:
Eden Park, Located at Gilbert Avenue between Elsinore and Morris (Cincinnati, Ohio) location Eden Park, Located at Gilbert Avenue between Elsinore and Morris (Cincinnati, Ohio) Location false
Style Period:
Medieval style_period Medieval Style Period false
Culture:
American culture American Culture false
Subject:
Cincinnati (Ohio) subject Cincinnati (Ohio) Subject false
Subject:
Eden Park (Cincinnati, Ohio) subject Eden Park (Cincinnati, Ohio) Subject false
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merlons subject merlons Subject false
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Description:
The red brick Water Tower was designed by the Cincinnati firm of Samuel Hannaford & Sons so that, as the Water Works' engineer recommended, it "should in no way detract from the beauty of the park landscape." The tower was used as a pressure tank to move water from the reservoir to the mains and hydrants in Walnut Hills. "Designed . . . as a castle keep, or donjon, the 172-foot tower sits on a massive ashlar base. The droplet to the left of the entrance designates the structure as an American Water Landmark. [There] are huge brackets below the brick-and-stone crenelated parapet. Bewinged gargoyles, cousins to the griffins adorn the elevator shaft, once crowned with a turret." Before 1912 park visitors could ride an elevator to the top of the tower to enjoy the panoramic view however, the tower is no longer open to the public. description The red brick Water Tower was designed by the Cincinnati firm of Samuel Hannaford & Sons so that, as the Water Works' engineer recommended, it "should in no way detract from the beauty of the park landscape." The tower was used as a pressure tank to move water from the reservoir to the mains and hydrants in Walnut Hills. "Designed . . . as a castle keep, or donjon, the 172-foot tower sits on a massive ashlar base. The droplet to the left of the entrance designates the structure as an American Water Landmark. [There] are huge brackets below the brick-and-stone crenelated parapet. Bewinged gargoyles, cousins to the griffins adorn the elevator shaft, once crowned with a turret." Before 1912 park visitors could ride an elevator to the top of the tower to enjoy the panoramic view however, the tower is no longer open to the public. Description false
Information Source:
Source: Clubbe, John. Cincinnati Observed : Architecture and History. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992 (351). information_source Source: Clubbe, John. Cincinnati Observed : Architecture and History. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992 (351). Information Source false
Reproduction Creator:
Cincinnati Preservation Association reproduction_creator Cincinnati Preservation Association Reproduction Creator false
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Reproduction Date:
1969 reproduction_date 1969 Reproduction Date false
Reproduction Date Type:
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Reproduction View:
Melan Arch Bridge reproduction_view Melan Arch Bridge Reproduction View false
Reproduction View Type:
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder. reproduction_rights_statement These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder. Reproduction Rights Statement false

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