Compton Hill Water Tower, Compton Hill Reservoir Park, Grand Boulevard, Compton Heights, St. Louis, MO
Built in 1898, this Romanesque Revival-style structure was designed by Harvey Ellis to serve as a water tower for the St. Louis Water System. The 179 foot (55 meter) tall tower is clad in buff brick with a rusticated limestone base, a cylindrical stair tower with a conical roof on the northwest corner, lower towers on the other corners at the base of the structure, a tall domed roof, roman arched and rectilinear bays with stone headers, a large staircase leading up to the recessed entrance portal, and a now-closed observation deck below the dome. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The tower fell into disuse in 1929, when advancements in the systems of the St. Louis Waterworks no longer required the use of standpipes, but remains standing as a decorative monument in Compton Hill Reservoir Park.
Compton Hill Water Tower, Compton Hill Reservoir Park, Grand Boulevard, Compton Heights, St. Louis, MO
Built in 1898, this Romanesque Revival-style structure was designed by Harvey Ellis to serve as a water tower for the St. Louis Water System. The 179 foot (55 meter) tall tower is clad in buff brick with a rusticated limestone base, a cylindrical stair tower with a conical roof on the northwest corner, lower towers on the other corners at the base of the structure, a tall domed roof, roman arched and rectilinear bays with stone headers, a large staircase leading up to the recessed entrance portal, and a now-closed observation deck below the dome. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The tower fell into disuse in 1929, when advancements in the systems of the St. Louis Waterworks no longer required the use of standpipes, but remains standing as a decorative monument in Compton Hill Reservoir Park.