Bissell Street Water Tower

Bissell Street Water Tower is a historic standpipe water tower located at the junction of Bissell Street and Blair Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. The tower was completed in 1886 and was in service until 1912.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: water tower in St. Louis, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Bissell Water Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyde Park and Fairground Park.

Park
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipal park in St. Louis.

Park
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a that opened in 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was originally a privately owned facility, first used by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association for the St.

Museum
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to in 2009. is situated 1¼ miles south of Bissell Street Water Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Fairground.

Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The name "College Hill" derives from its former use as the College Farm of Saint Louis University.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood's boundaries are defined as Glasgow Avenue on the east, North Florissant Avenues on the north, Warne on the west, and Park and Natural Bridge Avenue on the south.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. A historic North St. Louis neighborhood, is bound by Ferry to the North, I-70 to the East, Palm Street and Natural Bridge Avenue to the South, and Glasgow to the West.

Bissell Street Water Tower

Latitude
38.67042° or 38° 40′ 14″ north
Longitude
-90.20567° or 90° 12′ 20″ west
Height
206 feet (63 metres)
Open location code
86CFMQCV+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238580357
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q4918447
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fairground Post Office and Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church.

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