The Gould Jones Reservoir is a historic water storage tank, located on the grounds of the Newton County library, which was then just outside of Jasper, Arkansas on Arkansas Highway 7. The tank is a circular masonry structure, built out of concrete and brick in 1942 by Gould Jones, a local blacksmith and mason. It was built to provide water to a local tomato canning factory, and to provide water to the community of Jasper.[2]

Gould Jones Reservoir
Gould Jones Reservoir is located in Arkansas
Gould Jones Reservoir
Location in Arkansas
Gould Jones Reservoir is located in the United States
Gould Jones Reservoir
Location in United States
LocationAR 7, just S Jasper, Arkansas
Coordinates36°0′12″N 93°11′7″W / 36.00333°N 93.18528°W / 36.00333; -93.18528
Arealess than one acre
Built1942 (1942)
Built byGould Jones
NRHP reference No.98000956[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1998

The tank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Gould Jones Reservoir". Retrieved September 17, 2015.