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NPS Form 10-NO (mr. 1990)

OMB No. 10924-001 8

United States Departnlent of the Interior National Park Senice

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This tom i s foruse in mm~llaringor requdu'ng determinations for individual propmizs and districts Seeinr~rucrions in How to cam plat^ ;he Na:anonal Rvgiswr of Illsroric Places Acpfrufron Form (National Register nulletin I hA) Complete each itern by mrhng "Y" in the appropnare box or by entering the infomatron r e q u a t d If an item does not apply to the mperty bcisg dmummted, mrcr " X 3 " ior"not applicable " For functions. a~hrtcctunl clwtficak.on, mteri:iI,, and arca~ofs ip i f icme. emer only categories and suhcarcprids h r n the instnrctions. Place add~r~onal entries and namtivc i t m s on oantinuat~on sheets (NPS Form 10-ma) Lsc a typcwnter, word pmcssor, or computer. 10 complere all its.

I. Name OF Property

historic name Monette Waler Tonw

other names!site number Monene WatwurorkslSire f r CGO252

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street & number Southwest comer af lZR 139 and Texie Avenue 0 not for publication

city or toun Monette vicinity

state Arkansas code AR county Craighead Cam@ code 03 1 zip code 72447

3. StatelFederal Agency Certification

As thc ds i~na lud authrr ty under theNarinnal H~sloric Presma~ion Act. as amded. I hereby cefi~fy that this nom~nation q u e s t ror ddcreminaian of eligibility rnms the docummtrtl~on sandads fwnglstmiag p r o p i e s in rhc National Kegtster or Historic PIxes a d rnm the pmdural and profissional roqu~remmts set for ~n 36 CFR Pan MI, In my opiaion, rl:e prop- [XI m u c ~ does not meel the Nat~onal R q i s t c r criteria. I rnornrnend that this p r o m k cansidcd significant

h e ~ t for ddidorral co

Sirnalu:~ of ~cdifying ot:ii;allTrt:e

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program State or Fdml agency arld burmu

In my opinion, thc property mccts fl does not meet the National Register cr i tma (0 See Continunlion shcct foraddir~onal wnnmnls-1

Signalure of urtiFylng oflicialTitll: Dalc

State or F d e r a l agency and burenu -

4. National Park Service Certification I hcrchy ccrl~fy tha! the pmpezry is. Sigmture of ~ h c Keeper Date uf Aclrur.

entered in the Narrnnal Rqsttr. Sec con~fnuafion sheet -

defermined el~grble f i ~ k c

h'ational Rcelmx. - 13 See continuation sheet

delemined nor eligible forthe Ndtl~nal Rcgisrcr.

removed from the National

other, (explain:)

Monelfe Water Tower Craighead County, .4rkansas N a m of Propcrty Cour!y and Srate

Ownership of Property Category of Proper@ Xumber of Resources mithin Property (Check as many b x e s u5 apply) (Check only nne hox) (Do mi include previously llsleri mourcw in count.)

private

public-local public-State

public-Federal

building(s)

a district site smture object

Contributing Noncontributing

buildings

sites

srmctures objects

1 Tolah

Yam, of related multiple property Iisting Number of Contributing resources previously listed (Enter .%/A* i t propem IS not pari of a multiple prnpsrty listing.) in the Nationat Register

An Ambition to be Preferred: ?lew Deal Recovery Effons and Architecture in Arkansas

6. Function or Use

Historic Functions (Enw categoria fmm ~nstmctiom)

Current Functions (brwcaregories From instructions)

7. Description - -

Architectural Classification Materials (Enter careganm from inslruc~ions) (Enter catcgwia r im imtructionsl

foundation Concrete

roof Metar

other

Narrative Description ( k c t i b c [he hrsronc and c u m condition of the p m p q an one or more continuaion shms.)

ter Tower - 5y

Craighead County, Arkansas h u n y and State -

R. Statement a f Si~nificance

Applicable National Register Criteria LeveIs of Significance ( h a ] , state, national) (Gik "x" m one or more box& for rhc cnleria qualifyre the p r o m heal for Va~ioml Regher listing.)

- I$ A Property is associated with events rhat have made

a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Areas oFSignificancc (Entercatqricg from ~nqtruct~mq)

our history. Engineering -

B Propen? is -ciated with the li- ofpersons significant in our past.

C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics ofa type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose componenrs lack Period of Significance individual: distinction. 1936

a D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Criteria Considerations Significant Dates c ark 3'' in all thc h o x s 1ha1 apply.) 1936 Property is: 1 A owned by a religious institution or used for

religious purposes. Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked)

B. removed from 11s original location

C. birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding imprmnce. Cultural AmIiation (Complete if Criterjnn D is marked)

Q D a cemetery.

E a reconsmcted builhng, objecr, or stmcture. - - -

F a comm~lmorative property ArchiiectlE~~ilder

0 G less than 50 years of a ~ e or achievad significance Builder: PWA'Cldcago Bridge & Iron within the past 50 years.

Narrative Statement of Significance [Explairltlw s i ~ n i f i ~ a ~ ~ c c orthc propcdy on onc or mom continuatinn sherts.)

9. ]Major Ribliogsaphical References

Bihlingraphy (Citc the bOclks, articles, and o t h s n u r m urced in w r i n g this ~ o r m on one or mom cuntlnuarxon sheas.)

Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additionat data: preliminmy determination CE individual listing (36 State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested 0 Other State Agency

previously listed In the National Regisrer Federa I Agency Previously determined eligible by the National Local Government Regisrer Univcrslity

designated a National Hisloric Landmark Other a recorded by Historic American Build~ngs Survey Name of repository: #

a recorded by IIistoric Amencan Engineering Record ir

Monette Water Tower Namc o f Rnp~lry

Craighead County, Arkansas Counr? and Stne

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10. Geographical Data

Acreage of Property Less than one

UTM References (Placc addiriunal UTM references on a continuation shect.)

Verbal Boundary Description (Mcribe thc hnundaris of rhc propmy on a conlinmion shcet.)

Boundary Justification (Explain why :the bound+es wmc selccred on a continoittion shm.1

3 - Zone EBst~ng Nonh ing

4

See continuatinn shm

11. Form Prepared By

nameititle Van Zbinden, National Register Historian organization Arkansas Historic Preservation Program date 20 June 2007

street & number 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Sueet telephone 501 -324.9880 civ or towm Little Rock state .m zip code 7220 1

Additional Documentation Suh~n i 111- t u l l r ~ ~ n g : r m s with lhecarnvleted form:

Continuation Sheets

Maps A C'SGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the propetay's lmation

A Sketch map for historic districts and properties h a w large acreage or numerous re3ouTcaq.

Photographs

Representati\e black and white photographs of the property.

Additional items (Chcck with thc SHPO or FPO for any addi#ionaI items.)

name City of Monette, Jerry Qualls

street & number P. 0. Box 3X2 telephone 1130.486.552 1

clty or town Mooette state RR zip code 72147

Papemnrk Reduction Act Statement: This information is bcing wllwtcd for applicalim to the National Rqianef Historic P l a m tn ina ate pmpmja for listrag nr dettnniwe el~_ribilit). rot listing. to list pmpmes, and to amend exraing Iist~ng. Rapmse to this request is required roobrain a benefit in accordance with zhc Narimral Histonc Pmavation Act. a s amcnded ( I6 U.S C. 470 el seq.)

Estimated Burden Staremiat: Public reporting b h for h s f m is =timated to a m e I R . l b u s pm mpome including lime for rmiewing insvuctions, gathering and ma~n@iaimng data, and completing and miming the form. Direct iommenrs regarding this Gurrlcn estirna~c or any aqecl of this form to the Chief, Adm~nislmt~ve Services IXuis!on, National Park Service, P. 0. Hox 37 127, Washingon, DC 20013-7127. and the Oflice of Management ard Budgel, Fapcnvmk Reductrons P:ojects ( I MW018), Wasiinpn, DC 20303.

Monette Water Tower hstnz oEPropcny

Craighead Countv. Arkansas County and State

Cnited States Department of the Interior National Park Servioe

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 1

Summary

The Monette Water Towcr is located at the southwest corner of Arkansas highway 139 and Texie Avenue in the town of Monette, Craighead County, in northeastan Arkansas. The water tower is at the city's main waterworks complex. I t was built by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company with assistance by the Public Works Administration (PIbrA) in 1936.

Elaboration

The Monette Water Tower is located at the southvest corner of Arkansas highway 139 and Texie Avenue in the t o m of Monette, Craighead County, in northeastern Arkansas. The water tower is at the city's main waterworks complex, nperated by the Mvranette Waterworks. Built by the Chicago Bridge & lron Company in 1936, the project ivas funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Monette currently has a popuIation of approximately 1,100 while the Monette Watemtorks sew= a population of an estimated 3. ,500.

The water tower stands on four steel, lattice support columns that slope inward as the columns rise. Steel lattice, box beams provide horizontal strength between the legs. Additional suppofi is given by the attachment of diagonal steel rod bracing at the junctions of the legs and cross beams. Water is conveyed to and from the tank by a large diameter pipe through the center of the tower.

The water tank, itself is a Horton style tank with a conical bottom and cone shaped top. There is a metal walkway around the diameter ofthe tank. Access to the metal walkway is by way of a metal Iadder. The tank was fashioned of steel plates, each welded together, Painted white, the tank has a l a r ~ e blue ellipse painted on the north side which reads, 'M~onette" in script letters.

Integrity

The Monerte Water Tuwer retains good integrity. The water tower has not been altered. Additionally the I t e m of Monette remains much the same in size and character as when the water tower was built.

Monene Water Tower Name oFPmperrj

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section num5er 8 Page 1

Craighead County, Arkansas Cnuc~y and S'xittr

Summary

The Monette Water Tower is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places with local significance under Criterion C as a good example of 1930s water tank construction. The Monette Water Tower is also being listed under Criterion A for its association with the activities of the Public Works Administration (PLVA) in Craighead County during the 1930s. The Monette Water Tower is being submitted to the National Register of Historic Places under the multiple property listing "An Ambition to be Preferred: New Deal Recovery Efforts and Architecture in Arkansas, 1 933-1 943."

Elaboration

On Wednesday October 2 1, 1936 John V. Hancock started the pump to fill Monette's new water tank. Reporters for the Monette Weekly Sun noted that by 1 :00 prn the 75,000 gallon tank was filled. Built by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, the rank was the key piece in Monette's new water system. The PWA contracted with the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company to construct the tanks while the waiter distribution system was constructed by the V. E. ScheveneEI Company of Memphis, TN. Completed in early November, the water system had just over five miles of piping and an initial subscription of one hundred and forty-one homes. In total the project cost approximately $49,000 dollars of which, $22,000 dollars was a PWA grant and the remaining was a PWA loan.'

' M o ~ e r t ~ WeekIy Sun, 22 October 1936; 12 November 1936.

Monette Wa!er Tower Uznw o f Properf?

Craighead County, Arkansas Coune and Stalc:



The Goodspeed Publishing Company wrote, of Craighead County, in 1889 that, m e water supply, for alI purposes, is abundant. A number of springs+peciaEly on CrowJey's Ridge-are found, and a liberal supply of good well water can, at all places, be obtained at an average depth of thirty feet, without blasting or boring through rock."2 This water, from the Alluvial aquifer, fed the schools, homes, and businesses of the region. One of these, Dr. Joseph M. Williams, was recognized as one of the first residents of Monette to have a running water system. Dr. Williams built his home in the newly founded town in late 1 899. The Craiglread Germ& Sun reported, '"This will be the neatest dwelling in the eastern part of the county and he has acted very wise. . .in building a water fanlc on top of the house. He also erected a wind mill an [sic] when the wind mill turns it will always keep the tank full of water. Everybody ought to have a windmill and tank."'

The town of Monette lies in the eastern portion of Craighead County near the border with Mississippi County, in an area referred to locally as Buffalo Island. The town was formed in 1898 when engineers building the Jonesboro, Lake City, and Eastern Railroad (J.L.C,&E. Railroad) surveyed and laid out the site. Prior to the arrival of the railroad, settIanent in the Sunk Lands of eastern Craighead County was sparse. Though the Iands were good for farming and held significant timber reserves, travel in the area east of the St. Francis River was difficult and it was this difficulty that hindered settlement.

Travel improved with the construction of the J.L.C.&E. Railroad. This in-turn increased settlement and economic development in the Sunk Lands. Prior to the arrival of the railroad, the town of Stottsville, which preceded Monette, had one store, a saw mill, cotton gin, and grist mill; all of these built prior to 1889. However. all of these were o w e d and operated by Arnold Stotts and served a widespread, agriculturally dependant population. After the arrival of the railroad and subsequent economic growth, the demand for housing grew substantially. h n d rents and prim increased, and she number of stores increased to five. Additional economic growth between I898 and 1900 led to the construction of two hotels, a school, and severaI manufacturing e~tablishrnents.~

2 Goodspeed Publishing Company, 7bs Goodspeed Biographical Ee Hisforical .l.iemuirs of Nanheasr Arkansas Washville, TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1 889; reprint, Easley, SC: Southland Historical Press, 1978),3 10.

Craighead County Sm. T December 1899, quoud in Nan IJamll Snider Monette, Arkan-~rn, "The Ties rhnr Bind" a Histoy qf !he Pcap!e and Places /ha/ 1MaX.e up the Monetre Cornmltnity and School Disfn'ct (Monette, AR: by the author, 20013,57. A Goodspeed, 3 16,358; Tom Ruffaloe, "Buffalo Island Essays", Craighend Couw,~ Hi-~torical Qunrrcrly XXX, No. 1 (Winter 1992),25.

Monette Water Tower - Name ul Property

Craighead Coun~y, Arkansas Count) and Stalr



Logging and the timber indusky provided the impetus for much of the early growth of Monette. The town was home to a stave milI, sawmill, spoke factory, and related businesses. As the sunk lands mrere cut over, the land became open for fanning and Monette gradually became the economic center of a larger farming community. The population of Monettc grew quickly in the first decade after its founding. Estimated at 250 in 1900, the population doubled to 559 in 19 1 0 and doubled again in the decade between 1 9 10 and 1920 to 1,065. Growth slowed dramatically between 1920 and 1930 as loggjng related interests left and farm lands were closed. By 1930, a population that doubled each preceding census only increased 'by 46 people to 1 , 1 1 1 . ~

Despite the town's rapid growth, the city s p a t little on infrrncture. T w o large fires in I 91 2 burned large portions of the main business district. Larger fires in the late 1920s and 19313s destroyed hotels, schools, and homes. Regardless, it was not until 1947 that the city had its first fire departmentq6 The period between 1: 920 and 1935 was a time of economic hasclship for Monette and the surrounding areas of eastwn Craizhead County. Gradually decreasing cotton prices placed added pressures on h e r s in the area. There was some success with diversifying fam crops, including successful programs with cantaloupes and radishes. However, as with elsewhere in Arkansas, the loss of Ioging indusm jobs, thc decline in agricultural commodity prices, and the onset of prolonged drought served to increase pressure on already sagging wages and economic stability.

To offset this decline in economic growth, the Monette Chamber of Commerce ptoposd a series of modernizations to the town. This included the construction of a modem waterworks. First proposed in 1928, the money for the project ultimately came from the Public Works ~ d m i nistrat i~n.~ Monettc's waterworks

project was one of 124 similar projects in the state funded by the PWA."~ project was approved in late 1935 and construction began 9 April 1936. The water tower was completed 21 October 1936 and the entire wateworks project in November 1936.'

* Ernestine Harrcll, "Town and County History," Copy in p o ~ ~ e s s i o n o f the preparer, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Little Rock; U. S. Census Bureau, Thirtwnrh Census of the linitedstntes, PopuIation, 1701ume I1 (Washington: Govemmenr Printing OSce, 191 3), 98. U.S. Census Bureau, Fourteenth C~nsus of the U~tted States, Arkansas State Compendillm (Washingtod: Government Printing Ofice, 1924), 24; and U. S. Census Bureau, F$eenth Censsc; aflhe United Stat~s. Pctpularbn, I'olume I (Washington: Government Printing Office, 193 11, 107. %=ell, 'Town and County". 7 ,Uonetie ITeekly Sun, 22 October 1936. ' IIolly Hope, "h Ambition to be P r e f e d : New Deal Recovery Effozls in Arkansas, 1933-1943" (Little Rock: Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2006), 22. Monetre Weeklv Sun, 22 October 1936; 12 Novemkr 1936.

Monette Water Tower Same of Pmpmy

Craigbead County, Arkansas - Cout1t.r and Sratr

I: ltates Department of the Interior hariona~ Park Service


One of the main goals of the P WA pro_gtarns was to stimulate economic grourth and to provide work for local residents. In total there were sixty-one men employed in the waterworks project who were paid a total: of $4,745 dollars, much o f which was spent at local busines~es.'~ This PWA project was an important part of the New Dm1 recovery programs in the state of Arkansas. The Manette water tower senres as a lasting reminder of the P W A 3 importance in providing jobs, necessary infrastructure, and economic development in Arkansas. Additionally the Monette Water Tomper is a good example of a 1930s water tower built with PWA finds.

Statement of Significance

The Monette Water Tower is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places with Eocal significance under Criterion C as a good example of a 1930s water towet. The Mooette Water Tower is also heing nominated to the National Register under Criterion A for its association wit11 the activities of the PWA in Monette and Craighead County during the late 1930s. The ltlonette Water tower is being submitted to the National R e ~ s t e r of Historic Places under the multiple property listing "An Ambition to be Preferred: New Deal Recovery Efforts and Architecture in Arkansas, 193 3- 1 943 ."

'"onette Ft'eekIy Sun, 12 November 1936.

Monette Water 'Tower ..

Y m e of Property

United States Department of the Interior National Park S e w i c e

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page I

Craighead County, Arkansas Countyand Statc

Bibliography

Buffaloe, Tom. "Buffalo Island Essays." Craighead Count)? Historical @rarfer[~~ XXX, No. 1 (Winter, 1992): 25-36.

, "Buffalo Island Essays." Craighead C O U P I ~ HistoricaI Quarterly XXX, No. 2 (Spring, 1 992): 1 8- 29,

Goodspeed Publi sling Company. The Goodspeed Bio~raphicaldi Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. Nashvillq "TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1 889. Reprint, Easley, SC: Southlmd Historical Press. 1978.

Harrell, Ernestine. '"Town and County History." Copy in the possession of the preparer, Arkansas Historic Pramation Program, Little Rock.

Hope, Holly. "'An Ambition to be Prefmd: New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas, 1 933- 1943 ." Little Rock: Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2006.

Mw nelte Weekly Sun.

Snider Nan Harrell. Moneire, Arkansas, "The Ties that Bind" a Hisro~y ofthe People and Places that Mu& up the hfonette Community and School Disrrict. Monette, AR: by the aufhor, 200 1.

Stuck, Charles A. The Story qfCrai,ghead Counv. Jonesbom, AR: by the author, 1960.

UrilIiams, Hany Lee. The Histoy qf Craighead County, Arkansas. Southm Historical Press, Inc.: Greenville, S.C., 1995.

U. S. Census Bureau. Thi~ecnth Census qf the Uniied Slates, Puputufion, VoI~rme 11, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1 9 1 3.

Fourteenth Census oJthe United States, Arkansas State Compendium. Washington: Govement Printing Office, 1924.

. FgteenrR Censtts qf the Upired Stales. Popuilation, Volume I. Washington: Government Printing Office, 193 1.

1 Mofiette U'ater Tower Kame of l'roptny

Craighead Count3 Arkansas Cbuniy and Stale


National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section nurnber 10 Page 1

Verbal Boundary of Description

I Thc boundary wnsists of the land located within a 25-foot radius of she water tower. me tower is located in the Southeast '/4 of the Southeast X of Section 28, Township P 5 North, Range 7 East.

Boundary Justification

The boundary encompasses dl of the land historically associated with the kronewe Water Tower.

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