Hofmann Tower

Hofmann Tower is a tower in Lyons, Illinois. Built in 1908, it is named after local brewer George Hofmann Jr, who built the tower and a neighboring dam as part of a park that attracted visitors to picnic and ride boats.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riverside station and Hollywood station.

Riverside station

Railway station

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Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone 2. Riverside station is situated 2,400 feet north of Hofmann Tower.

Hollywood station

Railway station

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Hollywood is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 11.7 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Hollywood station is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Hofmann Tower.

Coonley House

House

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The Avery Coonley House is a mansion in Riverside, Illinois, United States. Constructed in 1908–1909, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie style. Coonley House is situated 1,800 feet west of Hofmann Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyons and Riverside.

Lyons

Town

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Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Lyons.

Riverside

Village

Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, located around 9 miles west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles outside city limits.

Brookfield

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Brookfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is home to the Brookfield Zoo.

Hofmann Tower

Type: Building
Address: 3910 Barrypoint Road, Lyons, IL 60534
Category: tower
Location: Riverside Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.82061° or 41° 49′ 14″ north

Longitude

-87.82194° or 87° 49′ 19″ west

Open location code

86HJR5CH+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 180786182

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

Wikidata ID

Q5876805

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