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Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water tower in the United States, after the Louisville Water Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chicago Water Tower now serves as a Chicago Office of Tourism as a small art gallery known as the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower.
Though large sections of the south and west sides of the city were never touched by the Fire, the Water Tower became a rallying point for the city. It stood as a symbol for a city determined to rise from its own ashes.
Completed in 1869, the limestone structure with its ornate castellated Gothic Revival style is one of the most iconic buildings along Chicago’s famed “Magnificent Mile” of Michigan Avenue, and it is the namesake of neighbouring Water Tower Place, a 74-story skyscraper and shopping mall.
Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft (70,400 m 2) shopping mall in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile.
In a city of symbols, the one that most emphatically says “Chicago” is the historic Water Tower. One of the few buildings to remain standing after the great Chicago fire, the tower and pumping station are portrayed as representatives of the city’s indomitable spirit.
The Old Chicago Water Tower District is a historic district along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district is located on both sides of North Michigan Avenue between East Chicago and East Pearson Streets.
The Water Tower (806 North Michigan Avenue) was built three years later to house (and disguise) a 138-foot-tall standpipe used to stabilize the city’s water pressure. Located to the west of the Pumping Station, it also built of Joliet-Lemont limestone.
The historic Chicago Water Tower is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2019. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the icon.
Originally built in 1869, the Gothic-style sandstone tower served as a pumping station and reservoir, providing water to the city. Its survival during the Great Chicago Fire turned it into a symbol of hope and resilience for the people of Chicago.
Prominent on Chicago’s prestigious Miracle Mile, the Chicago Water Tower stands as a historical beacon in the city. Built in 1869, this iconic structure not only survived the devastating Chicago Fire of 1871 but also continues to captivate both locals and tourists alike.