In 1910 bonds were issued to construct a filtration plant to clean water from the Grand River.

[2] In 2005, DeVries Development began renovating the building into a mixed use space, including offices and apartments, named "Clearwater Place."

The main building is a simple two-story, red brick Romanesque Revival structure sitting on a concrete base.

Prominently visible is a large, hip roofed central tower, located at the rear, known as the "head house."

The two wash tanks are large brick structures located to wither side of the main building.

They have conical, low-pitched roofs clad in green tile, and a single row of small rectangular windows.