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Otaniemi water tower

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Otaniemi water tower in 2010

The Otaniemi water tower is a structure designed by the well-known Finnish

architect Alvar Aalto in 1971.[1] The water tower is located inOtaniemi
area, Espoo, Finland. [1] The total capacity of the tower is 6000 m. [1]

Washburn Park Water Tower

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Washburn Park Water Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Washburn Park Water Tower is one of

three stone water towers built in
Minneapolis during the early 20th-Century.
The others are Kenwood Park Water Tower,
just west of downtown, and Prospect
Park Water Tower, in southeast
Minneapolis.

Location

Coordinat
es

Minneapolis, Minnesota
445438.76N93172.4
5WCoordinates:

44543

8.76N 93172.45W

Built

1931

Architect

Harry Wild Jones

Governin

Local

g body
NRHP Ref 83003663

[1]

erence #
Added to

October 6, 1983

NRHP

The Washburn Park Water Tower poses as a landmark of early 20th-Century architectural
achievement within the Tangletownneighborhood in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has
been doing so for nearly 75 years. Perched on top of one of the highest points in south
Minneapolis, the tower is given the privilege to boast its unique location and role as an
unofficial "beacon" for incoming planes landing at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
Airport, yet remains hidden from much of the residents and visitors that pass by the base of
the hill each day. This is mainly because large homes and tall oak trees scatter the hillside
where the tower resides, and even more so, because of the clustered mess of streets and
dead ends that compromise the towers' occupancy. Hence the name, 'Tangletown'.

Early history[edit]
As John Olson, president of OLSON, a Minneapolis-based advertising, interactive and PR
agency, put it, "It's as good a landmark and touchstone -- and so, maybe, headstone -- as a
body can expect from his hometown." Perhaps that's also what Harry Wild Jones had in
mind in 1932 when he first put this masterpiece onto paper. Jones, a well-known
Minneapolis architect who also designed Butler Square and Lakewood Cemetery Chapel
(both of which are in Minneapolis), was well ahead of his time in creating the structurally
sound Washburn Park Water Tower. Along with William S. Hewett (an engineer from
the Interlachen Bridge project), the two men not only implemented modern hydroengineering methods to the tower's design, but also its very own unique character. The
story goes that as Jones was clearing underbrush at his home nearby, which was also in its
construction phase, a giant eagle (with nearly an 8-foot (2.4 m) wingspan) had attacked
him. He had the eagle maimed, captured, and brought to town where it began attracting
much attention. In part, he used the eagle's extraordinary dimensions (and the artistic skills
of John Karl Daniels) to cast eight concrete look-alikes, that now sit atop the tower to watch
over their former domain. In addition, eight 18-foot-tall (5.5 m) "Guardians of Health" were
placed around the tower (one under each eagle), to prevent any bad-tasting or bad-

smelling water pollutants from contaminating the water supply, which were believed to be
the cause of many typhoid fever outbreaks around that time. Jones's house is located near
the tower. It is hard to see it because of trees and newer houses but at the right angles you
can see parts of it. It looks old and castle like compared to other houses nearby

On October 6, 1983, the water tower was placed on the National Register of Historic
Places for the city of Minneapolis. The water tower's record number is #24362.

The "Guardians of Health" (eight in all) encircle the water tower to protect it from intruding water
pollutants, while the eagles reside atop the structure to keep a watchful eye.