The Rector Waterworks Building is a historic civic building at 703 South Main Street in
Rector, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick building, with a false gabled front masking a flat roof. The front facade is three bays wide, with the outer bays filled with pairs of round-arch windows. The center bay has a slightly recessed double-door entry, with a sheltering gable-roofed portico which is supported by brick piers. The bays are separated by brick pilasters. The building was erected c. 1928 as part of the city's first water supply system. For a period of about 15 years the building also served as the local jail.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2009.
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas
Infrastructure completed in 1915
Buildings and structures in Clay County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Arkansas
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