Property Record

ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	Water Tower (Thordardson Estate)
Other Name:	Twentieth Century Water Tower (DNR)
Contributing:
Reference Number:	16845

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK
County:	Door
City:
Township/Village:	Washington
Unincorporated Community:
Town:	34
Range:	30
Direction:	E
Section:	24
Quarter Section:	SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:	NE

PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1929
Additions:
Survey Date:	1975
Historic Use:	public utility/power plant/sewage/water
Architectural Style:	Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	Water Tower
National Register Listing Date:	3/21/1985
State Register Listing Date:	1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:	Chester H. Thordarson Estate TR

NOTES
Additional Information:	ROUND ARCHED ENTRY,ROUND ARCHED OPENINGS AT TOPWATER TOWER W/ OPEN TOP
Bibliographic References:

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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