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North Shore Sanitary District Tower, Highland Park, IL

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North Shore Sanitary District Tower

A 1931 brick ventilation tower with Art Deco details, standing in Rosewood Park in Highland Park.

Highland Park, IL

About North Shore Sanitary District Tower

This brick structure in Rosewood Park was erected in 1931 to vent air from the local sewer network. It rises about 50 feet and ends in a spire. Its Art Deco touches, such as the stone door trim and window ledges, stand out on an otherwise utilitarian building. The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The district's own website does not describe the tower, so details here come from the encyclopedia entry alone.

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