{"nrhp_refnum":"78000982","name":"Atlanta Waterworks Hemphill Avenue Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1210 Hemphill Ave., NW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.78742069000003,"lon":-84.40822290299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick waterworks pumping station at 1210 Hemphill Avenue N.W. in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, with sections built in 1892-1893 and 1908, owned by the City of Atlanta.","why_significant":"It was the second waterworks complex built for Atlanta, begun in 1892 to draw fresh water from the Chattahoochee River as the original Lakewood station could no longer meet demand. The nomination also presents it as a good example of late Victorian style applied to an industrial complex. Its brick facades and green setting give relief to the surrounding commercial area.","narrative":"Atlanta's Hemphill Avenue waterworks station is a red brick complex at 1210 Hemphill Avenue N.W., made up of a three-story block, a two-story block and a low one-story entrance wing. The taller block dates from 1908 but was designed to match the earlier 1892 section. The facade has recessed arches, corbelled brick bands and a pedimented gable with a circular window, while the two-story turbine block has broad pilasters and tall metal-framed windows. Construction began in 1892 as the city's second waterworks, after the original Lakewood station could no longer supply enough water. The new plant pumped water from the nearby Chattahoochee River to a large reservoir. City engineer Robert M. Clayton designed it, and S.B. Mosby and Company of Virginia built it within a $750,000 estimate. The station also stands as a late Victorian industrial building whose detailed brickwork and open green setting contrast with the commercial surroundings.","period_of_significance":"1892-1893; 1908","architect_builder":"Robert M. Clayton, Engineer; S.B. Mosby, Contractor","architectural_style":"Late Victorian style applied to an industrial complex","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in public works use; houses administrative and engineering offices and machinery, set in a park around the reservoir.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.147567-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/78000982.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000982/4cf3372eaa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000982/4cf3372eaa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Clyn137","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_Waterworks_Hemphill_Avenue_Station.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Clyn137</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_Waterworks_Hemphill_Avenue_Station.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208082","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134329503"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/atlanta-waterworks-hemphill-avenue-station-78000982/"}