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Water Tower (Rock Island, Wisconsin)

Coordinates: 45°24′44″N 86°48′23″W / 45.41222°N 86.80639°W / 45.41222; -86.80639 (Water Tower)
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Water Tower
Water Tower
LocationRock Island, town of Washington, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°24′44″N 86°48′23″W / 45.41222°N 86.80639°W / 45.41222; -86.80639 (Water Tower)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
MPSThordarson Estate Historic District[2]
NRHP reference No.85000640[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

The Water Tower is located in Rock Island State Park on Rock Island in the town of Washington, Wisconsin.

History

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The water tower was once the property of Icelandic inventor Chester Thordarson. It is located in what is now known as the Thordarson Estate Historic District.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Nomination Form: Thordarson Estate Historic District, NPGallery February 22, 1985, (Archived August 15, 2018), also see another version of the nomination form with maps, NPGallery
  3. ^ "Water Tower". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.