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.Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside station and Hollywood station.
Riverside station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
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, also known as the Coonley Estate, is a residential estate of several buildings built on the banks of the Des Plaines River in Riverside, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Coonley House is situated 1,800 feet west of Hofmann Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyons and Riverside.
Lyons
Town
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 roughly 9 miles west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles outside city limits.
Brookfield
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.82061° or 41° 49′ 14″ northLongitude
-87.82194° or 87° 49′ 19″ westOpen location code
86HJR5CH+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 180786182OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerWikidata ID
Q5876805
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