This site was once home to Keyport’s first municipal water tower, or standpipe, built in 1893. Rising 125 feet tall and measuring 20 feet in diameter, it could hold 293,750 gallons of water, supplying the town through 12-inch and 10-inch mains connected to the Cedar Street pump station. Constructed of 225 riveted steel plates, each 5/8 of an inch thick and overlapped for strength, the tower stood as a vital piece of the borough’s early infrastructure. For more than a century, it served as a visible symbol of progress and public investment in the community’s growth. When the structure was demolished in 2015, a small but meaningful discovery was made—names of the workers who built its foundation were found written in the cement, a quiet reminder of the hands that helped shape the town. Standing here today, a site once dedicated to infrastructure now nurtures growth of a different kind—rooted in community, care, and shared purpose.