Chicago Avenue Pumping Station

Chicago Avenue Pumping Station

Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
Address 821 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Owner City of Chicago
Capacity 250
Construction
Reopened 2003
Tenants
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Website

lookingglasstheatre.org

Chicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping Station
Built 1869
NRHP Reference # 75000644 [1]
Added to NRHP April 23, 1975
The 1869 pumping station, located across Michigan Avenue from the Water 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 Tower.

The station was built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington. In 1918, when Pine Street was widened, the plans were altered in order to give the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station a featured location.[2]

Renovation

Inside the pumping station

In 2003 and 2004 the building was awarded several honors for adaptive reuse based on renovations which accommodated the Lookingglass Theatre Company. In fact, early in this decade four different redevelopment projects were occurring simultaneously at this landmark. The other projects included roof deck replacement, façade restoration, exterior architectural lighting improvements, landscaping improvements and lead paint abatement. The following are the awards won for redevelopment and renovation:[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2006-03-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Gerald Wolfe. Chicago In and Around the Loop. McGraw-Hill, 1996. pp.233-236
  3. ↑ "Chicago Avenue Pumping Station Roof Deck Replacement". HDR, Inc. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007.

See also

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Coordinates: 41°53′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.89722°N 87.62389°W / 41.89722; -87.62389

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