Chicago Water TowerSuspected

Dated: Dated 1869
Declared purpose: Housing for a water standpipe
Today: Survives, city gallery
Build time: About 2 years
Region: United States
Architect of record: William W. Boyington, architect: about 49 when credited (1867, born 1818). Build time on record: about 2 years.All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A stone tower that survived the 1871 fire while buildings around it burned to the ground.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Gothic limestone tower that survived the 1871 fire while buildings around it burned to the ground.

Why researchers flag it
A stone tower that survived the 1871 fire while buildings around it burned to the ground.
It survived
Its stone stood while the city around it burned. Researchers ask what kind of building survives a fire like that.
A castle for a pipe
A battlemented tower built to hide a standpipe.
Architect of record
William W. Boyington (born 1818) was about 49 when credited with the design in 1867. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.