Chicago Water Tower
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The Chicago Water Tower is a historic limestone structure on Michigan Avenue that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and has become an iconic symbol of the city.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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historic water tower → landmark → tourist attraction → |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1975 → |
| architect | William W. Boyington → |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival → |
| category |
Gothic Revival architecture in Illinois
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Historic district contributing properties in Illinois → Towers in Chicago → Water towers in Illinois → |
| completionDate | 1869 → |
| constructionStartDate | 1867 → |
| coordinateSystem |
WGS84
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surface form: "World Geodetic System 1984"
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| county |
Cook County, Illinois
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surface form: "Cook County"
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| currentUse |
gallery
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visitor information center → |
| designatedChicagoLandmark | 1971 → |
| hasImageDepiction |
Chicago Water Tower
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surface form: "Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue"
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| hasNickName |
Historic Water Tower
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surface form: "Old Water Tower"
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| hasType | standpipe water tower → |
| height |
154 feet
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47 meters → |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places →
surface form: "National Register of Historic Places listing"
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| isIconOf | Magnificent Mile → |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Magnificent Mile → |
| locatedOn | North Michigan Avenue → |
| location |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "Chicago"
Illinois → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| materialUsed | Joliet limestone → |
| municipality |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "Chicago"
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| nearby |
John Hancock Center
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Water Tower Place → |
| notableFor |
iconic silhouette on Michigan Avenue
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surviving Great Chicago Fire → |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 75000644 → |
| operatedBy |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "City of Chicago"
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| originalFunction |
housing standpipe
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municipal water tower → |
| ownedBy |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "City of Chicago"
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| partOf |
Chicago waterworks
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surface form: "Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex"
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| survivedEvent | Great Chicago Fire of 1871 → |
| symbolOf |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "City of Chicago"
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| touristRegion |
Downtown Chicago area
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surface form: "Downtown Chicago"
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue"
this entity surface form: "Historic Water Tower"