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Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, circa 1886 The tower in comparison to other high rises in the area, September 2013. The tower, built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington from yellowing Lemont limestone, [2] is 182.5 feet (55 m) tall. [3] Inside was a 138-foot (42 m) high standpipe to hold water.
The Water Tower and Pumping Station were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975. [3] In addition the Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. The Water Tower was also one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire. The district is the namesake of the nearby Water Tower Place. [4] [5]
It was listed in 1975 as Missouri's first American Water Landmark by the American Water Works Association, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. [ 4 ] The 12-sided tower is 134 feet (41 m) tall, with walls 18 inches (460 mm) thick, and a capacity of 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800,000 L; 830,000 imp gal).
The tower was completed in 1936 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in conjunction with the Public Works Administration as part of a project to improve the town's water supply. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other New Deal -era projects ...
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The original library, inside the old water tower on the site that is now the Rookery Building. This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view. 1873: Chicago Public Library established. [6] 1875: Holy Name Cathedral dedicated. [6] 1877 Bohemian National Cemetery was founded. Railroad strike. [12]
Now, a judge has ruled that Trump Tower is a public nuisance and that its cooling water intake system has killed thousands of fish from the Chicago River, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The tower ...
The Chicago Avenue Pumping Station is a historic district contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located on Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It is on the east side of Michigan Avenue opposite the Chicago Water ...