311 N. Hancock St. (427 E. Gorham St.) Built 1917 Madison Landmark
National Register Prairie Balch and Lippert
Nichols Station played an important role in the development of Madison's water supply system, and
retains one of its original twin Allis-Chalmers steam-driven pumping engines.
Constructed the building around and eventually enclosing the still-operating old pumping station.
The station continued operation until 1976.
Design details of this main station were used in most of the smaller stations that sprung up around the city as Madison grew.
