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Chicago Water Tower

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Chicago Water Tower

Summary

Chicago Water Tower is a water tower[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of water_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Water Tower received the American Water Landmark[3].
  • Chicago Water Tower is located in Chicago[4].
  • Chicago Water Tower is located in Illinois[5].
  • Chicago Water Tower is in the country of United States[6].
  • Chicago Water Tower's image is recorded as Chicago Water Tower (October 2008).jpg[7].
  • Chicago Water Tower's instance of is recorded as water tower[8].
  • Chicago Water Tower's architect is recorded as William W. Boyington[9].
  • Chicago Water Tower's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[10].
  • Chicago Water Tower's part of is recorded as Old Chicago Water Tower District[11].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Commons category is recorded as Chicago Water Tower[12].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20040181[13].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 212561[14].
  • Chicago Water Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.89716, 'lon': -87.62442}[15].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032tgs[16].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Chicago-Water-Tower[17].
  • Chicago Water Tower's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[18].
  • Chicago Water Tower's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4887535[19].
  • Chicago Water Tower's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chicago Water Tower'}[20].
  • Chicago Water Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}[21].
  • Chicago Water Tower's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 36212[22].
  • Chicago Water Tower's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 130147025[23].
  • Chicago Water Tower's Iconoteca dell'Accademia di architettura ID is recorded as 3214[24].

Body

Geography

Chicago Water Tower is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Chicago[4], a city of Illinois[25], in United States[26] and Illinois[5], an U.S. state[27], in United States[28], founded in 1818[29]. Its part of is recorded as Old Chicago Water Tower District[11].

Designation and Status

Chicago Water Tower's instance of is recorded as water tower[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chicago Water Tower include Sofitel Chicago Water Tower[30], a skyscraper[31], in United States[32], founded in 2002[33].

Why It Matters

Chicago Water Tower ranks in the top 2% of water_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Entities named for it include Sofitel Chicago Water Tower[30], a skyscraper[31], in United States[32], founded in 2002[33].

FAQs

What awards did Chicago Water Tower receive?

Honors received include American Water Landmark[3].

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . awwa.org. Retrieved . awwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . archinform.net. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → William W. Boyington
    Award received → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "ChicagoWaterTower::286fs"]
    Part of → Old Chicago Water Tower District
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "ChicagoWaterTower::286fs"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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