The Hughes Water Tower is located on Church Street in Hughes, Arkansas. It is a metal structure consisting of four legs, sloping inward as they rise, which support a roughly cylindrical tower with bowl-shaped bottom and a conical roof. The legs are joined by reinforcing rods to provide stability. A large metal pipe connects the tank to water facilities on the ground, and there is a walkway with railing around the tank. The tower was built in 1936 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works Company with funding from the Public Works Administration.[2]

Hughes Water Tower
Hughes Water Tower is located in Arkansas
Hughes Water Tower
Location in Arkansas
Hughes Water Tower is located in the United States
Hughes Water Tower
Location in United States
LocationChurch St., Hughes, Arkansas
Coordinates34°57′3″N 90°28′21″W / 34.95083°N 90.47250°W / 34.95083; -90.47250
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
MPSNew Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.06000905[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2006

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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 Hughes Water Tower". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-16.