Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Old Chicago Water Tower District







Image I: Old Water Tower
Image II: Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
Image III: Chicago Fire Department, Fire Station No. 98..

Old Chicago Water Tower District..
Address: Michigan and Chicago Avenues ..
It includes three buildings:
# Old Water Tower..
Year built: 1869.. Architect: W. W. Boyington
# Michigan Avenue Pumping Station..
Year built: 1869.. Architect: W. W. Boyington
# Chicago Fire Department, Fire Station No. 98..
Year Built: 1904.. Architect: C. F. Hermann

- All the three structures are part of the Old Chicago Water Tower District, which has been designated a Chicago Landmark on October 6, 1971 [amended June 10, 1981]..
- The Water Tower and Pumping Station were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975.
- The Water Tower was also named an American Water Landmark in 1969.

The Old Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station are the only public buildings to survive in the area destroyed by the Fire of 1871. Both structures were designed in a castellated-Gothic Revival style.

For more on ..
# Old Water Tower.. click here..
# Michigan Avenue Pumping Station..click here..
# Chicago Fire Department, Fire Station No 98..

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