Don’t Flush Raleigh’s History!
The Toilet Tour: November 16, 2025
Huge Thanks to the Community for Joining Our Plumbing Pilgrimage
We are still buzzing from the incredible turnout and enthusiasm at our November 16 Toilet Tour! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to explore the history of plumbing, water history and adaptive reuse here in Raleigh.
From the high-tanked Mauretania to the frost-proof Vogel, we covered centuries of sanitation innovation in our city!
Huge thanks are due to our amazing Event Committee for their vision, our dedicated volunteers who kept everything running smoothly, our generous sponsors who provided crucial support, and especially our wonderful house hosts for opening their historic doors to us. Your collective hard work made this event possible!
If you missed it, here are the locations that opened their doors (and restrooms!) for us:
Mordecai Historic Park
Lamar Hall
Raleigh Water Tower
Caraleigh Mill Village Privy
1887 Pump House
Haywood Hall
Stay tuned as we dive deeper into the history of each of these fascinating locations with an upcoming blog post.
Learn more about this history of water in Raleigh here.
Photo credits: @christinaforraleigh @raleighhiddenhistory @deatonater @preservationraleigh
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
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Email Dana at danad@preservationraleigh.org if you have questions or would like to get involved with upcoming events.