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ID: 700041763
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700041763
Record Type: Built Work
Old Chicago Water Tower (water tower; William W. Boyington; 1869; renovated: 1923; Chicago (Cook, Illinois, United States, North and Central Am...)
Note: Located in: Chicago, Illinois, United States; second-oldest water tower structure standing in the United States; iconic public structure that survived the catastrophic Great Chicago Fire of 1871; today serves as free public space showcasing art works by local Chicago photographers, artists, and filmmakers
Titles:
Old Chicago Water Tower (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
water tower [300006204] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>, water distribution structures, reservoirs (water distribution structures))
gallery (display space) [300240057]
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, built work divisions, rooms and spaces, <rooms and spaces by function>, <display rooms and spaces>)

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1869; renovated: 1923

Creator Display:
William W. Boyington [preferred,BWR]
Boyington, William W. (American architect, 1818-1898) [500279095]
Locations:
Current: Chicago [7013596] Cook county (county), Illinois (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: +41.85,-87.65; Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Display Materials: unavailable
Dimensions: unavailable
General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works
Sources and Contributors:
Old Chicago Water Tower........ [BWR,VP]
........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3741291
Subject: ....... [BWR,VP]
....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3741291
....................... BWR-11 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021
....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3741291
....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 51954
....................... ARTstor: Bryn Mawr (2010-) MJM-02975
Note:
English ..... [BWR,VP]
..... BWR database (2010-)
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