The Hampton Waterworks is a historic site located in Hampton, Arkansas. Completed in 1937, it is the only surviving example of a Public Works Administration-built waterworks in Calhoun County. The site contains a good example of a 1930s-era elevated steel water tower, built by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company.[2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Hampton Waterworks
Hampton Waterworks is located in Arkansas
Hampton Waterworks
Hampton Waterworks is located in the United States
Hampton Waterworks
LocationHunt St., W of Lee St., Hampton, Arkansas
Coordinates33°32′21″N 92°28′14″W / 33.53917°N 92.47056°W / 33.53917; -92.47056
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
Built byPittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
MPSNew Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.06000909[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2006

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "HAMPTON WATERWORKS, HAMPTON, CALHOUN COUNTY". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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