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Title	Omohundro Water Filtration Plant, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.
Corporate name	Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.). Dept. of Water and Sewerage Services
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Public buildings Waterworks--Tennessee--Nashville Water-supply--Tennessee--Nashville Water treatment plants--Tennessee--Nashville Municipal water supply--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Pumping Station Road (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	An undated photograph of the interior main entrance to the Omohundro Water Filtration Plant, of the Omohundro Water Filtration Complex District in Nashville, Tennessee, located at 1400 Pumping Station Road across the Cumberland River from Shelby Park. In 1987, the complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Filter Building was built in several phases starting in the 1920s in a basilica style plan. Originally steam-powered, it is now powered by electricity. This image shows the Terrazzo tile floor laid in an alternating diamond pattern, gray marble control stations, and arched brick galleries that illustrate the impressive architecture used in buildings throughout the complex. Water filters and their controls are lined up on both the left and right. Photographed by the Nashville architect Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. (1926-1998); the architectural photograph forms part of the Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection. Gift of: The Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. The original is a 35 mm color transparency (2 x 2 in. slide mount).
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F.A.I.A. (Donor)
Date	19--
Type	Still Image; Slides; Photographs; Architectural photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	WSC 750
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	20th century
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-WSC 750