Historic Water Tower

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historic building landmark tourist attraction water tower

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.

Aliases (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 →
county	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 →
locatedOn	Magnificent Mile → North Michigan Avenue →
maintainedBy	City of Chicago →
material	limestone →
municipality	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	City of Chicago →
partOf	Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex →
publicAccess	open to the public →
region	Near North Side, Chicago →
survivedEvent	Great Chicago Fire of 1871 →
symbolOf	City of Chicago →
touristAttractionStatus	major attraction on the Magnificent Mile →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Magnificent Mile →	hasLandmark
Chicago Water Tower ("Old Water Tower") →	hasNickName