Pump House

ID: 2725
This file appears in: Louisville Water Company
Pump House

Built in 1860, the first Louisville Water Company pump house and water tower were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Louisville Water Company

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #2317 in Jefferson County commemorates the Louisville Water Company Filtration Plant, Reservoir, and Gatehouse. The Louisville Water Company was chartered by the Kentucky General Assembly on March 6, 1854. It became the…