Chicago Water Tower
The Chicago Water Tower is a Chicago and U.S. historical place tower that is 154 feet (47 m) tall. The tower is believed to be the only tower to survive the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. It is the only tower to be in the fire zone to survive.[1][2] The building is the symbol of Old Chicago. The tower was built in 1869. The building became a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
Chicago Water Tower Media
Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, circa 1886
The tower in comparison to other high rises in the area, September 2013
Water Tower after the Chicago Fire
References
- ↑ A.T. Andreas (1885), History of Chicago, Vol. 2, pp. 752 (picture of E.B. McCagg's Greenhouse), 759 (discussing survival of the Lind Block and 2 houses), Chicago: A.T. Andreas Co.
- ↑ Cf. The Couch Tomb. Bannos, Pamela (2012). "The Couch Tomb — Hidden truths: Visualizing the City Cemetery". The Chicago Cemetery & Lincoln Park. Northwestern University. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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