Thornden Park Water Tower
This water tower in Thornden Park in Syracuse, NY, built in 1926.
Perched 372 feet above Onondaga Lake, the Elon P. Stewart Reservoir — originally known as the Thornden Standpipe — holds two million gallons of water and remains an active part of Syracuse's municipal water system. Gravity-fed by Skaneateles Lake, the steel tank stands 77 feet tall and 77 feet across, encased in masonry work crafted by Hueber Bros., Inc. When it was completed, engineers boasted that the pressure would hold steady even if every home in the neighborhood flushed simultaneously. Named for a former city water engineer, the tower was repaired in 1992 and received an $2.9 million restoration in 2014, including a new 11-ton aluminum roof.
by Dan Pacheco
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