North Point Water Tower
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.Photo: Freekee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital and Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is situated 630 feet north of 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 960 feet south of North Point Water Tower.
North Point South Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
North Point South Historic District is a 100-acre neighborhood atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee on September 4, 1979. North Point South Historic District is situated 1,100 feet southwest of 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 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 North Point Water Tower.
North Point Water Tower
- Type: Water tower
- Description: water tower in Wisconsin, United States of America
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and industry
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.05972° or 43° 3′ 35″ northLongitude
-87.87988° or 87° 52′ 48″ westInception
1874Levels
17Height
175 feet (53 metres)Open location code
86MJ345C+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 387445437OpenStreetMap feature
building=worksOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_towerWikidata ID
Q7056386
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In Other Languages
“North Point Water Tower” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Водонапорная башня Норт-Пойнт”
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