סמל המועצה לשימור אתרי מורשת בישראל
סמל עיריית נהריה
סמל משרד התרבות והספורט

מגדל המים
מגדל המים נבנה ב- 1935 כמבנה בעל 8 צלעות בגובה 27 מ’.
בראש המגדל מיכל לאגירה של 250 מ"ק, ששימש כמתקן אספקת מים לחלקות המתיישבים בנהריה.
במבנה שכנו משרדי החברה המיישבת "נהרייה משקים זעירים בע"מ". גג המבנה שימש לתצפיות למניעת חדירת אויב במלחמת העולם השנייה והעברת מסרים בזמן המאורעות בשנים 1936-39 , תחנת "נוטרים" בשנות השלושים המאוחרות, ובו נחפר "סליק" נשק ומקום אימונים לאנשי ההגנה.
ב- 1949 שימש המגדל כתחנת משטרה עם חדר מעצר.
בתחילת שנות ה- 50 הוסב למרכז תרבות, לספרייה ולמוזיאון.
ב- 1984 המגדל סיים את תפקיד אספקת המים. המבנה שופץ בשנת 2003 ומאז משמש גלריה עירונית לאמנות.

The symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
Nahariya Municipality Emblem
The symbol of the Ministry of Culture and Sports

WATER TOWER
Built in 1935 at 27m height, the tower held 250 cubic meters of water and supplied water to the small agricultural holdings nearby.
The tower was later used as a police station and a guard post.
In the 1950s it was repurposed as a cultural center, library and museum while still serving as a water tower until 1984.
In 2003 the building was refurbished to become the city’s art gallery.

The sign shape is rectangular but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel

The water tower was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The water tower bears the inscription:
מגדל המים
הוקם - 1935
שופץ - 2003

[Translation]
The Water Tower
Established - 1935
Renovated - 2003
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The tower is currently used as an art gallery, as can be seen on the following sign Click for a larger image

The image of the tower that appears on the sign is shown here in an enlarged format Click for a larger image

The following image shows the sign, including the pole on which it is placed Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[The Hebrew text on the sign contains additional details and is presented here in full]

The Water Tower

The water tower was built in 1935 as an octagonal structure, 27 meters high.
At the top of the tower was a 250 cubic meter storage tank, which served as a water supply facility for the settlers’ plots in Nahariya.

The building housed the offices of the founding company “Nahariya Smallholdings Ltd.”
The roof was used for lookout observations to prevent enemy infiltration during World War II, and for signal transmissions during the events of 1936–1939.

In the late 1930s, it housed a “Notrim” (Jewish auxiliary police) station, and a weapons cache (“slik”) was dug into it as a hiding place and training site for members of the Haganah.
In 1949, the tower served as a police station with a detention cell.

In the early 1950s, it was converted into a cultural center, library, and museum.
In 1984, the tower ended its role in water supply. The building was renovated in 2003 and has since functioned as a municipal art gallery.