Guzman Water Catchment

Guzman Water Catchment
Location 0.25 mi. S of GU 8 and 0.25 E of GU 10, Nalao, Barrigada, Guam
Coordinates 13°28′5″N 144°48′22″E / 13.46806°N 144.80611°E / 13.46806; 144.80611Coordinates: 13°28′5″N 144°48′22″E / 13.46806°N 144.80611°E / 13.46806; 144.80611
Area less than one acre
Built 1910 (1910)
MPS Water Catchments MPS
NRHP Reference # 94001312[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1994

The Guzman Water Catchment is a historic private water supply structure in the rural Nalao area of the village of Barrigada in the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly rectangular structure, measuring 4.4 by 2.84 by 1.52 metres (14.4 ft × 9.3 ft × 5.0 ft), with an open top. It is fashioned out of locally gathered stone joined with lime-cement mortar. It was built in 1910 by Baldobino Charfauros on family-owned land, and is one of the oldest surviving rural catchment basins on the island. It is further distinguished from other catchment basins in that it has a substantial floor. These types of structures made it possible for Guamanian families to live on rural holdings where water access was otherwise a significant problem.[2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Guzman Water Catchment" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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