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External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...
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The Evansville Standpipe is a historic water tower located in Evansville, Wisconsin. The 80-ft tall steel tower was built in 1901 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company , as part of the development of the local water supply system, spurred on by a devastating fire in 1896 that destroyed a large section of downtown Evansville. [ 2 ]
Eden Park Standpipe is an ornate historic standpipe standing on the high ground of Eden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The standpipe is a form of water tower common in the late 19th century. [ 2 ] It was listed in the National Register on March 3, 1980.
Standpipe (street), an external freestanding pipe to provide running water in areas with no other water supply; Standpipe water towers; Standpipe (plumbing), a vertical pipe attached to a p-trap for rapid high-volume wastewater drainage such as from washing machines; Standpipe piezometer, a device that monitors groundwater levels through a borehole
In areas where the air or surface ground temperatures reach below freezing point for part or all of the year, some standpipes are equipped with a feature whereby the same mechanism that valves the water for the bib also uncovers a drainage hole (the 'weep hole') at the base of the pipe when the standpipe is closed, ensuring that the column of water drains into the ground rather than remaining ...
The Harper Standpipe is a standpipe built during 1886–87 in Harper, Kansas.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1] [2]It was deemed notable "for its association with community planning and development and ... for its engineering method of construction.
The Water Works Standpipe in Dothan, Alabama was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is a water tower built in 1897, when such were called standpipes. It is located on a triangular property now known as "Dixie Park", at the intersection of East Powell and North Saint Andrews St., .5 miles (0.80 km) north of Main St ...