Chicago Avenue Pumping Station

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The Chicago Avenue Pumping Station is a historic 19th-century waterworks building in Chicago, known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and survival of the Great Chicago Fire.

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Chicago Avenue Pumping Station canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
pumping station
waterworks facility
adjacentTo Chicago Water Tower
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
category Buildings and structures in Chicago
Gothic Revival architecture in Illinois
Water supply infrastructure in Chicago
constructedFor municipal water supply
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasArchitecturalFeature buttresses
pointed arches
tower
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasFunction historic site
pumping water
hasHistoricSignificance one of few downtown buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood Near North Side
locatedNear Magnificent Mile
locatedOn Chicago Avenue
North Michigan Avenue
material limestone
notableFor Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture

survival of the Great Chicago Fire
openToPublic true
operator City of Chicago
ownedBy City of Chicago
partOf Chicago waterworks
surface form: Chicago Waterworks system
state Illinois
survivedEvent Great Chicago Fire of 1871
touristAttraction true
usedFor municipal infrastructure

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William W. Boyington notableWork Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
William W. Boyington designed Chicago Avenue Pumping Station