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| - | [[water tower]]s, [[storage silo]]s, and [[warehouse]]s. | + | A '''water tower''' is an elevated structure supporting a [[watertank]] constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a [[water supply]] system for the distribution of [[drinking water|potable water]]. |
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| + | ==Famous towers== | ||
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| + | ===Canada=== | ||
| + | * [[Guaranteed Pure Milk bottle]] in [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada | ||
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| + | ===Slovenia=== | ||
| + | * [[Brežice Water Tower]] in [[Brežice]] | ||
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| + | ===United Kingdom=== | ||
| + | * [[Dock Tower]] in [[Grimsby]] | ||
| + | * [[House in the Clouds]] in [[Thorpeness]], Suffolk | ||
| + | * [[Jumbo Water Tower|Jumbo]] in [[Colchester]], Essex | ||
| + | * [[Tilehurst Water Tower]] in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] | ||
| + | * In October 2012 the 100th episode of UK television's [[Grand Designs]] featured the conversion of the tower originally built in 1877 for Lambeth Workhouse in [[London]], into a four-bedroom property over nine floors, complete with a room at the top offering spectacular 360-degree views across the capital. The tower has been a [[Grade II listed building]] since 2008. | ||
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| + | ===United States=== | ||
| + | * [[Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower]] near [[Collinsville, Illinois]] | ||
| + | * Corn Cob Water Tower in [[Rochester, Minnesota]] | ||
| + | * [[Earful Tower]] at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] | ||
| + | * [[Florence Y'all Water Tower]] in [[Florence, Kentucky]] | ||
| + | * Leaning Water Tower in [[Groom, Texas]] | ||
| + | * The Milaca Tin Man Tower of [[Milaca, MN]] | ||
| + | * Old Rustic, Warner Brother's style Water Towers (possibly from the 1920s) around peanut plants and more in [[Ozark, AL]] | ||
| + | * [[Peachoid]] next to [[I-85]] on the edge of [[Gaffney, South Carolina]] | ||
| + | * [[Union Watersphere]] in [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union Township, New Jersey]] | ||
| + | * [[Volunteer Park]] Water Tower in [[Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington]] | ||
| + | * [[Warner Bros. Studios]] Water Tower in [[Burbank, California]] (In the animated TV series ''[[Animaniacs]]'', it was used to incarcerate the characters [[Yakko, Wakko, and Dot]], as well as to serve as their home.) | ||
| + | * [[Ypsilanti Water Tower]] (Winner of the [[Most Phallic Building contest]]) | ||
| + | * [[Weehawken Water Tower]] in [[Weehawken, New Jersey]] | ||
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| + | ===Indonesia=== | ||
| + | * [[Menara Air Jonggrangan|Water Tower Jonggrangan]], [[Klaten]], 147 m (482 ft) | ||
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| + | ===Slovakia=== | ||
| + | * [[Vodojem Trnava|Trnava Water Tower]], [[Trnava]], 50 m (164 ft) | ||
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| + | ==Standpipe water towers== | ||
| + | There were originally 400 standpipe water towers in the United States, but as of 1980, only seven remain, including: | ||
| + | * [[Chicago Water Tower]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] | ||
| + | * [[Louisville Water Tower]], in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] | ||
| + | * [[North Point Water Tower]], in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] (see [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]) | ||
| + | * St. Louis, Missouri has three standpipe water towers which are National Historic Landmarks. | ||
| + | ** [[College Hill, St. Louis|Bissell Tower]] (also known as the Red Tower) | ||
| + | ** [[Compton Hill Tower]] | ||
| + | ** [[Grand Avenue Water Tower]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[American Water Landmark]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas holder]], a similar utility storage structure | ||
| + | *[[Hyperboloid structure]] | ||
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A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a watertank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply system for the distribution of potable water.
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Famous towers
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Canada
- Guaranteed Pure Milk bottle in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Slovenia
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United Kingdom
- Dock Tower in Grimsby
- House in the Clouds in Thorpeness, Suffolk
- Jumbo in Colchester, Essex
- Tilehurst Water Tower in Reading
- In October 2012 the 100th episode of UK television's Grand Designs featured the conversion of the tower originally built in 1877 for Lambeth Workhouse in London, into a four-bedroom property over nine floors, complete with a room at the top offering spectacular 360-degree views across the capital. The tower has been a Grade II listed building since 2008.
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United States
- Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower near Collinsville, Illinois
- Corn Cob Water Tower in Rochester, Minnesota
- Earful Tower at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Florence Y'all Water Tower in Florence, Kentucky
- Leaning Water Tower in Groom, Texas
- The Milaca Tin Man Tower of Milaca, MN
- Old Rustic, Warner Brother's style Water Towers (possibly from the 1920s) around peanut plants and more in Ozark, AL
- Peachoid next to I-85 on the edge of Gaffney, South Carolina
- Union Watersphere in Union Township, New Jersey
- Volunteer Park Water Tower in Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington
- Warner Bros. Studios Water Tower in Burbank, California (In the animated TV series Animaniacs, it was used to incarcerate the characters Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, as well as to serve as their home.)
- Ypsilanti Water Tower (Winner of the Most Phallic Building contest)
- Weehawken Water Tower in Weehawken, New Jersey
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Indonesia
- Water Tower Jonggrangan, Klaten, 147 m (482 ft)
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Slovakia
- Trnava Water Tower, Trnava, 50 m (164 ft)
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Standpipe water towers
There were originally 400 standpipe water towers in the United States, but as of 1980, only seven remain, including:
- Chicago Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois
- Louisville Water Tower, in Louisville, Kentucky
- North Point Water Tower, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (see National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- St. Louis, Missouri has three standpipe water towers which are National Historic Landmarks.
- Bissell Tower (also known as the Red Tower)
- Compton Hill Tower
- Grand Avenue Water Tower
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See also
- American Water Landmark
- Gas holder, a similar utility storage structure
- Hyperboloid structure
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