Chicago waterworks

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Chicago waterworks was a 19th-century municipal water supply facility in Chicago that became historically notable after being largely destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
municipal water supply facility
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
category 19th-century architecture in the United States
Buildings and structures destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire
Water supply infrastructure in Chicago
connectsTo Chicago Water Tower
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateDestroyed 1871
hasCauseOfDestruction Great Chicago Fire of 1871
hasFunction distributing potable water
pumping water from Lake Michigan
hasHeritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
hasHistoricalSignificance survived in part as one of few structures in fire zone
hasPart Chicago Water Tower
distribution pipes
intake crib in Lake Michigan
pumping station
water mains
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Chicago Water Tower
pumping station
historicalPeriod 19th century
imageSubjectOf historic photographs of Great Chicago Fire aftermath
inception 19th century
industry water supply
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
Midwest
Near North Side
surface form: Near North Side, Chicago

North America
locatedNear Chicago River
Lake Michigan
locatedOn North Michigan Avenue
surface form: Michigan Avenue
materialUsed limestone
nearbyAttraction John Hancock Center
Magnificent Mile
Water Tower Place
operatedBy Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
ownedBy Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
partiallySurvived Chicago Water Tower
pumping station building
serviceArea Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
significantEvent Great Chicago Fire of 1871
significantFor history of Chicago
urban infrastructure history
symbolOf resilience of Chicago after the fire
touristAttractionStatus yes
use public water supply

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Chicago Water Tower partOf Chicago waterworks
this entity surface form: Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex
Historic Water Tower partOf Chicago waterworks
this entity surface form: Chicago Avenue Pumping Station complex