The Old City Waterworks is a historic site in

Tallahassee Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...

, Florida. It is located at East Gaines and South Gadsden Streets. On January 31, 1979, it was added to the US

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. Prior to the Old City Waterworks, water was obtained from springs. By 1890 public works for water was needed for

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and the health of Tallahassee's citizens and the Old City Waterworks was built in 1904 on Gaines Street. The current building was remodeled in the 1920s to 1930s and closed in 1980. Currently the building is under construction and planned for adaptive reuse as Amicus Brewing Ventures, a craft beer taproom and brewery.WTXL Tallahassee ABC27
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National Register of Historic Places

Leon County listings
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Buildings and structures in Tallahassee, Florida Historic buildings and structures in Leon County, Florida Water supply pumping stations on the National Register of Historic Places Water in Florida Infrastructure completed in 1904 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee, Florida History of Tallahassee, Florida 1904 establishments in Florida Water supply infrastructure in Florida {{TallahasseeFL-stub