Bunnell Water Tower, Water tower in Bunnell, Florida, United States
Bunnell Water Tower is a 110-foot elevated steel tank with a conical top and Horton hemispherical bottom, carried on four steel legs braced with cross members. The tank holds 75,000 gallons. Black lettering on its east and west sides reads "City of Bunnell, Crossroads of Flagler County."
The tower was built in 1926 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and began operating in 1927, becoming a cornerstone of Bunnell's first modern water system. This construction marked a turning point for municipal infrastructure development in the region.
The east and west sides of the tank carry black painted lettering reading "City of Bunnell, Crossroads of Flagler County". The slogan refers to Bunnell's position at the junction of State Road 4 and other routes, a role the tower has advertised since the waterworks opened in December 1927.
The tower stands at 100 Utility Street in Bunnell. It is a working municipal structure, so visitors view it from the street and the surrounding grounds rather than climbing it. The painted "City of Bunnell, Crossroads of Flagler County" signs face east and west, so the lettering is readable from either side of the tank.
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 2019, after the Florida National Register Review Board approved the nomination on November 8, 2018. It was built in 1926, not over a century ago, and still supplies water today.
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