North Point Water Tower
North Point Water Tower | |
![]() North Point Water Tower | |
Location | East North Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°03′35″N 87°52′48″W / 43.05971°N 87.87987°W |
Architect | Charles A. Gombert |
Architectural style | Victorian Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 73000088 |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1973 |
The North Point Water Tower was built in 1873 and 1874 as part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's first public waterworks, with Victorian Gothic styling unusually handsome for a water tower. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1][2]
History
The City of Milwaukee was authorized by the Wisconsin Legislature to construct the water tower in 1871.[3] Designed by Charles A. Gombert, it was built out of limestone from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to house the wrought iron standpipe.[4]
A pumping station below the bluff drew water from Lake Michigan and pumped it onward into the municipal waterworks. [5] The pipe inside the tower - four feet across and 120 feet tall - served to buffer the rest of the waterworks from destructive pulsations from the massive pumps. The standpipe was surrounded by the stone tower to keep its water from freezing.[4]
References
- ^ "North Point Water Tower". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "North Point Water Tower". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Old North Point Water Tower". Historical Marker Database.org. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ a b Jones, Catherine. "North Point Water Tower". Encyclopedia of Milwaukee.
- ^ Mary Ellen Wietczykowski; Donald N. Anderson (1972-05-09). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Point Water Tower". National Park Service. Retrieved 2020-01-23. With one photo.
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- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Water towers in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Milwaukee
- Limestone buildings in the United States
- Gothic Revival architecture in Wisconsin
- Infrastructure completed in 1871
- Towers completed in 1871
- National Register of Historic Places in Milwaukee