Paxton Water Tower and Pump House - Paxton, IL. - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Water Tower is now the Historic Brick Water Tower & Ford Country Historical Society Museum, which opened on July 4, 2007. The 80-foot (24 m) tall brick water tower was built in 1887 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This is located about 1 block from the more modern water tower that replaced this one. (visit link)


The Paxton Water Tower and Pump House, a Registered Historic Place, is located in the county seat of Ford County, Illinois, Paxton. The location has been listed on the National Register since November 1984.

Street address: 145 s. Market Street Paxton , illinois united States 60957 County / Borough / Parish: Ford County Year listed: 1984 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1885-1899 Historic function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Museum Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/28/2012 CHI-TOWN ROMEO visited it