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Dell Rapids Water Tower
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National Register of Historic Places

Dell Rapids Water Tower

Also known as Old Stone Water Tower; Old Water Tower

On the National Register since 198442 years
Listed 1984Dell Rapids
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About Dell Rapids Water Tower

Dell Rapids Water Tower, at 10th and Orleans, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 23, 1984. It was among the first 3 of Dell Rapids’s 13 listings. The Register lists it for its engineering, at the state level.

What it isWater tower in Dell Rapids, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 21 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

10th and Orleans, Dell Rapids · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dell Rapids Water TowerStart here
  2. 2William G. Milne HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3St. Peter's Lutheran ChurchRomanesque Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Carnegie Free Public LibraryRomanesque · Built 1903 · next door
  5. 5Carnegie Public LibraryBuilt 1910 · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DDell Rapids Residential Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miDDell Rapids Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBOdd Fellows Home of Dell RapidsRenaissance · Built 19100.5 miBDell Rapids Warming HouseBuilt 19300.6 miStDell Rapids BridgeConcrete girder · Built 19290.7 miStDell Rapids BridgeConcrete girder · Built 19290.7 miStDell Rapids AmphitheaterWPA0.7 miBCampbell, Gina Smith, BathhouseBuilt 19340.8 mi

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Is Dell Rapids Water Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 23, 1984 (Register number 84003356).

Is Dell Rapids Water Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Dakota has 7 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Dell Rapids Water Tower?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dell Rapids Water Tower?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 21 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93205360 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.