Historic place · Sun Prairie, WI
Sun Prairie Water Tower
Sun Prairie Water Tower is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-360. Sun Prairie Water Tower appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Sun Prairie, WI. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; ARCHITECTURE and places it in Dane County. Its source record says it was listed on 2000-04-06. The record also lists Columbus Street Water Tower as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-360 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence. Sun Prairie Water Tower has a source-record listing date of 2000-04-06.
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- Sun Prairie Water Tower appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Sun Prairie, WI. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; ARCHITECTURE and places it in Dane County. Its source record says it was listed on 2000-04-06. The record also lists Columbus Street Water Tower as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-360 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
- Sun Prairie Water Tower has a source-record listing date of 2000-04-06.
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Significance
Sun Prairie Water Tower appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Sun Prairie, WI. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; ARCHITECTURE and places it in Dane County. Its source record says it was listed on 2000-04-06. The record also lists Columbus Street Water Tower as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-360 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
Source: nps-officialListing context
Sun Prairie Water Tower has a source-record listing date of 2000-04-06.
Source: nps-officialCited fact
Sun Prairie Water Tower is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-360.
Source: nps-officialCounty or jurisdiction
Dane, WI
Source: nps-officialOfficial source record
nrhp-360
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