Hughes Water Tower

{{Short description|Historic water tower in Arkansas, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Hughes Water Tower

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| image = Hughes Water Tower 001.jpg

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| location = Church St., Hughes, Arkansas

| coordinates = {{coord|34|57|3|N|90|28|21|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Arkansas#USA

| map_caption = Location in Arkansas##Location in United States

| built = {{Start date|1936}}

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| architecture =

| added = October 5, 2006

| area = less than one acre

| mpsub = New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS

| refnum = 06000905{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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The Hughes Water Tower is located on Church Street in Hughes, Arkansas. It is a metal structure consisting of four legs, sloping inward as they rise, which support a roughly cylindrical tower with bowl-shaped bottom and a conical roof. The legs are joined by reinforcing rods to provide stability. A large metal pipe connects the tank to water facilities on the ground, and there is a walkway with railing around the tank. The tower was built in 1936 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works Company with funding from the Public Works Administration.{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/SF0064-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Hughes Water Tower|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2014-11-16}}

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.