{"nrhp_refnum":"86002610","name":"City of Victoria Pumping Plant-Waterworks","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105 W. Juan Linn","address_restricted":false,"city":"City of Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.806331340000042,"lon":-97.01632375399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A public pumping plant and waterworks complex on Memorial Park Drive in Victoria, Texas, beside the Guadalupe River. The oldest section dates to about 1890, with additions in 1926, 1936 and 1938.","why_significant":"The complex is considered significant for engineering and its role in Victoria's community development. William Wheeler, superintendent of the Victoria Water Works from 1885 to 1922, designed the water system in 1884-85 and supervised construction of the first portion. The plant has grown in stages and is still used by the city.","narrative":"Beside the Guadalupe River on Memorial Park Drive in Victoria, Texas, a masonry pumping plant has supplied the city with water for well over a century. The oldest part dates to about 1890 and was built under William Wheeler, who served as Victoria Water Works superintendent from 1885 to 1922 and designed the city's water system in 1884-85. A pump house attached to the original building drew water from the adjacent river. Later work expanded the complex: a second building in 1926, a remodeling in 1936 by Kai Leffland, and a third building in 1938, which is classed as non-contributing. The one- and two-story buildings have stuccoed masonry walls, flat roofs with parapets, metal casement windows, and projecting piers that divide the walls into bays. The plant was recognized for its engineering importance and its part in the community's development. It remains in good condition and is still operated by the city as a pump station.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Wheeler (original section, possibly with assistance from Jules Leffland); Ed Wagner (1926); Kai Leffland (1936 remodeling); contractor Terrell Bartlett Eng. Inc.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is good; the plant is still in use by the city as a public pump station.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.920492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/9705/40970582/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002610.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970582","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000665"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/city-of-victoria-pumping-plant-waterworks-86002610/"}