Guzman Water Catchment

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]

Guzman Water Catchment
Location0.25 mi. S of GU 8 and 0.25 E of GU 10, Nalao, Barrigada, Guam
Coordinates13°28′5″N 144°48′22″E
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Built byBaldobino Charfauros
MPSWater Catchments MPS
NRHP reference No.94001312[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1994

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Guzman Water Catchment". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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