{"nrhp_refnum":"80001068","name":"Rome Clock Tower","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Off GA 101","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.25359155800004,"lon":-85.16910650999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A decagonal brick water tower, 63 feet tall and 33 feet in diameter, topped by a 41-foot wooden clock tower and cupola, on a hill in a residential neighborhood in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. It was designed by John W. Noble and built by the Noble Brothers in 1871.","why_significant":"The tower is the surviving remnant of the first public water works in north Georgia and the earliest extant water tower in the region. It is significant in urban and social history because of its link to Rome's post-Civil War development. The clock, installed in 1872, served as a time \"regulator\" during a period of industrial growth. The site may also hold archaeological remains of the original engine house.","narrative":"Rising from a hilltop in a residential part of Rome, Georgia, this decagonal brick tower was built in 1871 as part of the city's first public waterworks. It stands 63 feet tall and 33 feet across, with a 41-foot wooden clock tower and cupola above. Inside, a steel tank holding 250,000 gallons is encircled by a spiral staircase. John W. Noble designed the system and the Noble Brothers, a local iron-working family, built it. The tower is the earliest surviving water tower in north Georgia. The E. Howard Clock Company clock, installed in 1872, acted as a public time regulator during a period when Rome was adding a library, museum, cotton factory and railroads. The tank is no longer used, but the clock still runs and the grounds serve as a city park. An associated engine house that held the pumps once stood nearby, so archaeological remains may survive.","period_of_significance":"1871 - Present","architect_builder":"John W. Noble; Noble Brothers","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The water-storage function is no longer in use, but the clock still operates and the surrounding area is maintained as a city park. Condition is marked good and altered.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.359648-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001068.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001068/9e90372520-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001068/9e90372520-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Matt Weaver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rome_Georgia_Historic_Clocktower_on_Neely_Hill.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Weaver</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rome_Georgia_Historic_Clocktower_on_Neely_Hill.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83000193","name":"Between the Rivers Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/between-the-rivers-historic-district-83000193/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208007","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Tower_(Rome,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5134792"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/rome-clock-tower-80001068/"}