Highland Park Water Tower
The Highland Park Water Tower is a historic water tower on the west side of Green Bay Road in Highland Park, Illinois. Built in 1929–30, the brick water tower is 125 feet tall, making it the tallest structure in Highland Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Highland Park station and Highland Park Public Library.
Highland Park station
Railway station
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Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois, serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in Zone 4. Highland Park station is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Highland Park Water Tower.
Highland Park Public Library
Library
The Highland Park Public Library is the public library serving Highland Park, Illinois. It is located at 494 Laurel Ave across the intersection from the Metra station. Highland Park Public Library is situated 1,900 feet east of Highland Park Water Tower.
Jean Butz James Museum
House
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The Jean Butz James Museum is a historic house and former museum at 326 Central Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1871, two years after Highland Park's establishment. Jean Butz James Museum is situated 2,700 feet east of Highland Park Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highland Park and Highwood.
Highland Park
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Highland Park is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles north of Downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176.
Highwood
Village
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Highwood is a North Shore suburb of Chicago in Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,074.
Fort Sheridan
Hamlet
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Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the cities of Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as Fort Sheridan, an Army post named after Civil War cavalry general Philip Sheridan, to honor his services to Chicago. Fort Sheridan is situated 2 miles north of Highland Park Water Tower.
Highland Park Water Tower
- Type: Water tower
- Description: water tower in Highland Park, United States of America
- Categories: building, historic site, and industry
- Location: Moraine Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.18531° or 42° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
-87.80376° or 87° 48′ 14″ westOpen location code
86JJ55PW+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 548220402OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_towerWikidata ID
Q85766544
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