Chicago Water Tower

Chicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The Chicago Water Tower
Location	806 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois United States
Coordinates	41°53′49.82″N 87°37′27.92″W / 41.8971722°N 87.6244222°W / 41.8971722; -87.6244222
Built	1869; 155 years ago (1869)
NRHP reference No.	75000644[1]
Added to NRHP	April 23, 1975

The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property and landmark in the Old Chicago Water Tower District in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] Built to enclose the tall machinery of a powerful water pump in 1869, it became particularly well known when it survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, although the area around it was burnt to the ground.