Water Tower (Rock Island, Wisconsin)

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Water Tower
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Water Tower
Location Rock Island, town of Washington, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°24′44″N86°48′23″W / 45.41222°N 86.80639°W / 45.41222; -86.80639 (Water Tower) Coordinates: 45°24′44″N86°48′23″W / 45.41222°N 86.80639°W / 45.41222; -86.80639 (Water Tower)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
MPS Thordarson Estate Historic District [1]
NRHP reference No. 85000640 [2]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

The Water Tower is located in Rock Island State Park on Rock Island in the town of Washington, Wisconsin.

History

The water tower was once the property of Icelandic inventor Chester Thordarson. It is located in what is now known as the Thordarson Estate Historic District. [3]

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References

  1. Nomination Form: Thordarson Estate Historic District, NPGallery February 22, 1985, (Archived August 15, 2018), also see another version of the nomination form with maps, NPGallery
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "Water Tower". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.