Historic Water Tower
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The Historic Water Tower is a 19th-century limestone water tower in Chicago that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire and now stands as an iconic symbol of the city along the Magnificent Mile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic Water Tower canonical | 1 |
| Old Water Tower | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ water tower ⓘ |
| architect | William W. Boyington ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago water system history
ⓘ
Great Chicago Fire commemoration ⓘ |
| category | Historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1867 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Cook County
|
| currentUse |
exhibition space
ⓘ
visitor information center ⓘ |
| function | municipal water tower ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 806 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| hasTowerType | standpipe tower ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 154 feet
ⓘ
approximately 47 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| imageSubjectOn | City of Chicago logos and branding ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest surviving water towers in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Magnificent Mile
ⓘ
North Michigan Avenue ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Chicago
|
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| municipality |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Chicago
|
| near |
John Hancock Center
ⓘ
Water Tower Place ⓘ |
| nickname | Chicago Water Tower ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive Gothic Revival design
ⓘ
surviving the Great Chicago Fire ⓘ |
| originalFunction | protect standpipe for waterworks ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Chicago
|
| partOf |
Chicago waterworks
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex
|
| publicAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| region |
Near North Side
ⓘ
surface form:
Near North Side, Chicago
|
| survivedEvent | Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Chicago
|
| touristAttractionStatus | major attraction on the Magnificent Mile ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Water Tower