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Waldo Water Tower (Kansas City, Missouri)

Field	Value
name	Waldo Water Tower
image	Image:Waldo_water_tower.JPG
caption	Waldo Water Tower, March 2010
location	75th St. and Holmes Rd., Tower Park, Kansas City, Missouri
coordinates
locmapin	Missouri#USA
built	1920
architect	Tifft Const. Co.
added	April 18, 1977
refnum	77000810

The Waldo water tower, officially called the Frank T. Riley Memorial, is a white, castle-like tower in the Waldo neighborhood of south Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Description

Closeup of the crenellated top, March 2010

The structure was a functioning water tower from 1920 until 1957. The tower was pictured each year from 1929 to 1946 in the World Book Encyclopedia as an early example of reinforced concrete. It was listed in 1975 as Missouri's first American Water Landmark by the American Water Works Association, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 12-sided tower is 134 ft tall, with walls 18 in thick, and a capacity of 1000000 gal. The tower is topped by crenellations and 12 arched windows. It was constructed using a 14-day continuous pour.

In August 1962, the remains of a 20-year-old man missing since the previous November were discovered in the bottom of the tower. To retrieve the body, a hole was created near the bottom of the tower. The location of that hole is still visible on the west side of the tower. The tower is currently protected from vandals and climbers by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire.

In 2015, the Kansas City Council set aside $850,000 to renovate the tower.

References

{{NRISref. 2009a
Campbell, Matt. (August 2010). "Group wants to improve a towering landmark". The Kansas City Star.
Tillotson, Bette. (2002–2005). "A History of Waldo: Waldo Facts". Waldo Area Business Association.
[http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article27875872.html Waldo Tower makeover a victory for neighborhood activist], a May 19, 2015 article from ''The Kansas City Star''. {{retrieved

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