Grand Avenue Water Tower
a.k.a. Old Water Tower;Water Tower Number 1
Jct. of E. Grand Ave. and 20th St., Saint Louis, MO Local significance of the structure: Engineering; Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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