Columbus Pump House

Columbus Pump House
2013 View of the North Elevation of the Columbus Pump House
Former names	Senior Center, Columbus Power House
General information
Address	148 Lindsey Street
Town or city	Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates	39°11′59″N 85°55′31″W / 39.19981°N 85.92525°W / 39.19981; -85.92525Coordinates: 39°11′59″N 85°55′31″W / 39.19981°N 85.92525°W / 39.19981; -85.92525
Construction started	1901
Completed	1903
Renovated	1976, 2016
Owner	City of Columbus
Technical details
Structural system	Stone and brick
Design and construction
Architect	Harrison Albright
Renovating team
Architect	James K. Paris

The Columbus Pump House, which is also known as the Columbus Power House, and the Senior Center, was designed by architect Harrison Albright and completed in 1903. In 2016 the building was renovated to become a restaurant for the Upland Brewing Company. The building stands on the banks of the East Fork of the White River at the foot of Second Street in Columbus, IN, Indiana. From 1903 to 1951 it served as the city's water works and pumped water from the river for domestic use; it also produced electricity for the city's street lighting. The city sold the property in 1952 and it was renovated to become Southern Machine Company. With a 1976 renovation it became the home to the "Senior Center", which used the building until 2011 when that group relocated into the newly built Mill Race Center. It is currently being renovated into a brewpub by Upland Brewing Company.

The first pumping station for the city Water Works was built on the same site as this one in 1871 at the cost of $54,000 and contained a set of large water pumps made by Holly Manufacturing Company in Buffalo, NY that could pump up to 3,000,000 gallons of water per day. Residents of Columbus called this structure "the Holly Works."

By the turn of the century, the city had begun planning improvements to the facility. At this time, the mayor of the Columbus was George W. Caldwell, a building contractor, whose company Caldwell & Drake was currently building the West Baden Springs Hotel—this building was also designed by the architect Harrison Albright. In 1901 the city let the contract to Dunlap and Company of Columbus to begin construction of the new building designed by Albright right on top of the first structure. This building began service in 1903 with new centrifugal pumps, which could pump up to 8,000,000 gallons of water per day. By 1904, a small addition was made to the northwest corner to accommodate dynamos that produced enough electricity for the city street lights.