Kenwood Park Water Tower
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The Kenwood Park Water Tower is an octagonal brick and stone water tower
in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota
, United States. It was built in 1910 and designed by Frederick William Cappelen
, the city of Minneapolis engineer at the time. The tower is 110 feet tall, making it the tallest structure in Kenwood. The tower has not been used to store water since 1954. The tower was built to alleviate water pressure and storage problems in the Lowry Hill area. Although the tower is not the work of a master architect or representative of a specific architectural style, its design makes it a piece of architectural historicism. It is ornamented with projecting ribs, narrow rectangular windows, and Lombard band
s, suggesting a medieval fortress. The tower serves as a distinct visual focus within the neighborhood.
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, United States. It was built in 1910 and designed by Frederick William Cappelen
Frederick William Cappelen
Frederick William Cappelen was a Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer.Frederick William Cappelen was born in Drammen, Norway...
, the city of Minneapolis engineer at the time. The tower is 110 feet tall, making it the tallest structure in Kenwood. The tower has not been used to store water since 1954. The tower was built to alleviate water pressure and storage problems in the Lowry Hill area. Although the tower is not the work of a master architect or representative of a specific architectural style, its design makes it a piece of architectural historicism. It is ornamented with projecting ribs, narrow rectangular windows, and Lombard band
Lombard band
A Lombard band is a decorative blind arcade, usually exterior, often used during the Romanesque and Gothic periods of architecture.Lombard bands are believed to have been first used during the First Romanesque Period of the early 11th Century. At that time, they were the most common architectural...
s, suggesting a medieval fortress. The tower serves as a distinct visual focus within the neighborhood.
See also
- Washburn Park Water TowerWashburn Park Water TowerThe Washburn Park Water Tower poses as a landmark of early 20th-Century architectural achievement within the Tangletown neighborhood in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been doing so for nearly 75 years...
, in south Minneapolis - Prospect ParkProspect Park, MinneapolisProspect Park is an historic neighborhood within the University community of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is bounded by the Mississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium...
Water Tower, in southeast Minneapolis