North Point Water Tower - Milwaukee, WI
N 43° 03.590 W 087° 52.802
16T E 428339 N 4767834
Old North Point Water Tower in round-about on east North Ave between Lake and Terrace in Milwaukee, WI
Waymark Code: WM23QC
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
Views: 74
The text on the marker reads:
"The 1871 Wisconsin legislature authorized the City of Milwaukee to finance and build a public water system. By 1873 the Borad of Water Commissioners had constructed the old North Point Pumping Station below the bluff with intake from Lake Michigan, this tower, a reservoir a mile west, and 55 miles of water mains delivering cheap, plentiful, pure water to Milwaukee's people and industry.
This 175 foot Victorian Gothic tower, designed by Charles A. Gombert and made of cut Niagra limestone from Wauwatosa, houses a circular wrought iron standpipe 120 feet high and four feet in diameter. Until construction of a new pumping station in 1963 the standpipe water absorbed pulsations of reciprocating steam-driven engines, and the tower prevented ice forming in the standpipe during cold weather."
Street address:
E North Ave
Milwaukee, WI USA
53211
County / Borough / Parish: Milwaukee
Year listed: 1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering: Style: Gothic
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Government: Public Works
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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