• The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property and landmark in the Old Chicago Water Tower District in Chicago, Illinois, United States...
  • It’s a common myth that the Chicago Water Tower was the only building that remained standing after the Great Fire of 1871.
  • Chicago Water Tower, one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Completed in 1869, the limestone structure with its ornate...
  • ...river, leading to the creation of what became known as the “Magnificent Mile,” between the Main Branch of the Chicago River and just beyond the Water Tower.
  • Today, the Chicago Water Tower serves as a Chicago Office of Tourism and a small art gallery, known as the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower, displays...
  • Chicago Water Tower The original timber roof structure for the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
  • Chicago Water Tower. Address: 806 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. ... Chicago Water Tower. Photo by Gina Rosselli. Jul 11, 2023.
  • On our Architecture Boat Tour earlier in our visit, we learned that the buildings are the historic Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station.
  • Since its survival of the Great Fire, the Water Tower became one of the city’s most famous icons, as it symbolized Chicago’s resilience.
  • While the Chicago Water Tower is no longer used for its original purpose, it currently serves as the location for the Chicago Office of Tourism’s art gallery.