Old North Point Water Tower
Old North Point Water Tower is a memorial in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Old North Point Water Tower is situated nearby to Water Tower Park, as well as near North Point Fountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Point Water Tower and Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital.
North Point Water Tower
Water tower
Photo: Freekee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The North Point Water Tower was built in 1873 and 1874 as part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's first public waterworks, with Victorian Gothic styling for the exterior. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is situated 600 feet north of Old North Point Water Tower.
Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens
Art gallery
Photo: Freekee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Terrace is a historic house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1924 for the Lloyd R. Smith family - an Italian Renaissance-style home on a bluff above Lake Michigan. Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens is situated 980 feet south of Old North Point Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Shorewood.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east.
Shorewood
Town
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. Shorewood is situated 2 miles north of Old North Point Water Tower.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 2 miles southwest of Old North Point Water Tower.
Old North Point Water Tower
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.05978° or 43° 3′ 35″ northLongitude
-87.87994° or 87° 52′ 48″ westInception
1973Open location code
86MJ345C+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3907433800OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Water Tower Park and North Point Fountain.
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