Weehawken - The Red Water Tower

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:41:33Z
dc.date.available2025-03-24T15:41:33Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-27
dc.descriptionThe Weehawken Water Tower on Park Avenue was built in 1883 as part of the Hackensack Water Company Complex. It was designed by Frederick Clarke Withers and modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The tower was capable of holding 165,000 gallons of water and stands 175 feet high, 300 feet above sea level at the Hudson River. The tower was connected to Reservoir No.1 atop the Hudson Palisades to which water was pumped from the Hackensack River, approximately 14 miles away. While the reservoir at the site could provide adequate pressure for water users in Hoboken, located just above sea level, water pressure was inadequate for customers atop the Palisades. The Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the "Red Tower" and serves as a warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching New York Bay.
dc.descriptionOriginal file name Hackensack Water Tower (1).jpg
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/145367
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dc.subjectHackensack Water Tower
dc.subjectThe Red Tower
dc.subjectU.S. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectWeehawken
dc.subjectHudson County
dc.subjectGateway
dc.subjectThe Gateway Region
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleWeehawken - The Red Water Tower

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