The standpipe, completed in 1894 by the firm of Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford, stands at 172 feet (52 m) tall.

It was built to provide sufficient water pressure for the neighborhood of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.

The standpipe held water pumped into it from the Ohio River by means of the neighboring Eden Park Station No.

[4] However, as the city grew ever outward and newer water towers were built, the old standpipe was rendered obsolete and it was discontinued from service in 1916.

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