West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank


West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	310 11th Ave., Orion, Illinois
Coordinates	41°21′12″N 90°22′55″W / 41.35333°N 90.38194°W / 41.35333; -90.38194Coordinates: 41°21′12″N 90°22′55″W / 41.35333°N 90.38194°W / 41.35333; -90.38194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928 (1928)
Built by	Vosburgh, James C.; Chicago Bridge & Iron
Architectural style	Water Tank
NRHP Reference #	02001754^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 5, 2003

The West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank are a historic water tower and storage tank located at 310 11th Avenue in Orion, Illinois. The tower and tank were built in 1928 as part of the village's new water system, which had been approved the previous year. The water system was introduced both as a response to several fires which had plagued the village and as an effort to bring modern technology and progress, among other civic concerns. The water tower consists of a steel tank with a hemispherical bottom supported by a steel trestle; the structure is 136.5 feet (41.6 m) tall. The ground storage tank, located at the base of the tower, is made of redwood and holds 30,000 US gallons (110,000 l; 25,000 imp gal) of water.^[2]

The structures were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Sampson, Lori (August 5, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

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