1416 Ripley St., Davenport, Iowa. County/parish: Scott.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 05, 1984. NRIS 84001338.
Part of Davenport MRA (NRIS 64000149).
1 contributing building.
The Davenport Water Co. Pumping Station No. 2, also known as the Ripley Street Pumping Station No. 2, is a historic building located in central Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The facility was originally built in 1884 to address problems with the city's water system, and had a reservoir that could hold 5 million US gallons of water. The building was subsequently replaced in 1986 by a smaller plain structure on the same property facing West 14th Street. Despite being replaced, the station remains an important part of Davenport's history, as it was an essential component of the city's water system and contributed to the growth of its residential areas above the bluff line from 1880 to 1920.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75337812