N of Central Green Bay Rd., Highland Park, Illinois. County/parish: Lake.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 29, 1982. NRIS 82002564.
Part of Highland Park MRA (NRIS 64000175).
1 contributing structure.
The Highland Park Water Tower is a historic water tower on the west side of Green Bay Road in Highland Park, Illinois. Built in 1929–30, the brick water tower is 125 feet (38 m) tall, making it the tallest structure in Highland Park. The tower is Highland Park's third water tower and serves as a visual and symbolic landmark for the city. Its design features tall brick arches on its eight sides and a classical pediment above its entrance. The tower's water tank is capable of holding 500,000 U.S. gallons (1,900,000 L).
The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891258