Theodore Ransom Scowden (June 8, 1815, Pennsylvania – December 31, 1881, Cleveland, Ohio) was an engineer and architect. He designed the Louisville Water Tower with his assistant Charles Hermany. He also designed waterworks for Cleveland and Cincinnati.Gregory Luhan, Dennis Domer, David Mohoney, The Louisville Guide, page 269, 2004
He was the son of Theodore Scowden II and Sarah Ransom Hazard of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was educated at Augusta College in Kentucky.Maurice Joblin, Cleveland Past And Present, page 435, 2004
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.Louisville Water Works historic image collection FlickrIntroducing the WaterWorks Museum – The Quest for Pure Water! February 24, 2014 Louisville Water Tower Park
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Further reading Journal of the American Water Works Association, Volume 2, page 58, 1915, Water-supply engineering