Peoria Waterworks is a building complex built in 1890 for the

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...

water system.

Architecture

The three building site was constructed in 1890 after the publicly owned Peoria Water Company was sold to John T. Moffat and Henry C. Hodgskins. The building was designed in Romanesque Revival style and first supplied water to the city of Peoria on December 1, 1890. The three structures, Pumping Station #1, Pumping Station #2 and the Main Well House, were included on the property's listing on the U.S.

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on March 18, 1980. The original property was located at NE Adams and Lorentz St.; now the address is 100 Lorentz Ave. It is near the foot of

Grandview Drive Grandview Drive (sometimes spelled Grand View Drive) is a two and a half mile scenic road with adjacent park areas through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Illinois. Major portions of the road give a view of the Illinois River and its valley as well as ...

. The red sandstone buildings feature carvings, stained glass windows, copper flashing, hardwood trim, and turrets. Four gargoyles adorn the corners of the zinc roof of the Main Pumping Station.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Peoria, Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Peoria County, Illinois Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Industrial buildings and structures in Illinois Water treatment facilities Former pumping stations