North Shore Sanitary District Tower Explained

North Shore Sanitary District Tower
Location:Cary Ave.
Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates:42.1684°N -87.7708°W
Built:1931
Architect:Greely & Hansen, Engineers
Architecture:Modern Movement, Art Deco
Added:June 30, 1983
Refnum:83000322

The North Shore Sanitary District Tower is located in Rosewood Park, Highland Park, Illinois. It was built in 1931 to provide ventilation for the local sewer system. The brick tower is tall and topped by a spire. The tower features Art Deco elements, including the spire and its stone door trim and windowsills; the application of a formal architectural style is unusual in a purely functional building.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983.

The tower is featured on the cover of the album Oceania by The Smashing Pumpkins.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenebaum . Louise G. . Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: North Shore Sanitary District Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019192434/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201235.pdf . dead . 2020-10-19 . . October 15, 2020 . September 1981.
  2. http://hipstersunited.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/highland-park-landmark-featured-on-oceania-cover/ Highland Park landmark featured on ‘Oceania’ cover « Hipsters United