Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station

Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station

Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station, June 2010
Location 2016 Lake St., SE, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′59″N 79°56′40″W / 37.24972°N 79.94444°W / 37.24972; -79.94444Coordinates: 37°14′59″N 79°56′40″W / 37.24972°N 79.94444°W / 37.24972; -79.94444
Area less than one acre
Built 1905 (1905)
NRHP Reference # 80004220[1]
VLR # 128-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 23, 1980
Designated VLR December 28, 1979[2]

Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station, also known as the Crystal Spring and Great Spring, is a historic pumping station located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a one-story, common-bond brick structure, measuring 58 feet in length and 30 feet in width. The building houses a Corliss-type pump made by the Snow Pump Co. in Buffalo, N.Y., with a 5,000,000 gallon daily pumping capacity. The pump was in operation from 1905 to 1957.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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