
Beloit Water Tower - Beloit, WI
N 42° 30.544 W 089° 01.840
16T E 333168 N 4708297
Situated high on the east ridge of the Rock River valley sits the remains of an old water tower. This water tower was built in 1885.
Waymark Code: WM2G6Y
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2007
Views: 30
The tower was built in 1885 by a group of Beloit businessmen principally for fire protection. It was used until 1935 when a large tower was constructed. The tower originally held a cypress water tank with 100,000 gallon capacity.
Street address: 1005 Pleasant St Beloit, WI USA 53511
 County / Borough / Parish: Rock
 Year listed: 1983
 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event: Architect, builder, or engineer: Kinley,J.B.
 Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
 Historic function: Government: Public Works
 Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
 Privately owned?: no
 Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
 Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
 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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