Theodore Scowden

Theodore R. Scowden (June 8, 1815 – ?) was an engineer and architect.[1] He designed the Louisville Water Tower[1] with his assistant Charles Hermany. He also designed waterworks for Cleveland and Cincinnati.[2]

He was the son of Theodore Scowden of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was educated at Augusta College in Kentucky.[3]

His designs for the Louisville Water Works may have been based on Philadelphia’s Fairmount Water Works (1812). The design is described as being an example of Palladian architecture. The buildings were renovated for conversion into the Louisville WaterWorks Museum.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/kentucky/louisville/watertower/watertower.html
  2. ↑ Gregory Luhan, Dennis Domer, David Mohoney, The Louisville Guide, page 269, 2004
  3. ↑ Maurice Joblin, Cleveland Past And Present, page 435, 2004
  4. ↑ http://www.louisvilleky.gov/LWC/Out+of+the+Archives/Building+the+Louisville+Water+Works.htm
  5. ↑ Louisville Water Works historic image collection Flikr
  6. ↑ Introducing the WaterWorks Museum - The Quest for Pure Water! February 24, 2014 Louisville Water Tower Park

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