Old Chicago Water Tower District

Chicago Landmark
Chicago Avenue Pumping station
Location N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°53′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.89722°N 87.62389°WCoordinates: 41°53′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.89722°N 87.62389°W
Built 1869
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 75000644 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 23, 1975
Designated CL October 6, 1971 (amended June 10, 1981)

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. It includes the Chicago Water Tower, Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, and Chicago Fire Department Fire Station No. 98. All three structures are part of the Chicago Landmark district designated on October 6, 1971 (amended June 10, 1981).[2] 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]

Gallery

Old Chicago Water Tower District 
Chicago Water Tower 
View of Water Tower's place on Magnificent Mile 

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Old Chicago Water Tower District". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: ILLINOIS - Cook County". nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  4. ↑ http://www.shopwatertower.com/about
  5. ↑ http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/watertower.htm

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