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Beloit Water Tower
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National Register of Historic Places

Beloit Water Tower

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Beloit
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About Beloit Water Tower

Beloit Water Tower, at 1005 Pleasant St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 7, 1983. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Beloit MRA. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isWater tower in Beloit, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1889 to today

  1. 1889Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1005 Pleasant St., Beloit · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Beloit Water TowerStart here
  2. 2City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump StationBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  3. 3Emerson HallEclectic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Beloit Power PlantBuilt 1907 · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Pearsons Hall of ScienceRomanesque Revival · Built 1892 · next door
Around it

19 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DMerrill Avenue Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miDNear East Side Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBRasey HouseBuilt 18500.5 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 18590.5 miBMoran's SaloonVictorian Italianate Commercial · Built 18800.7 miBChurch of St. Thomas the ApostleLate Victorian Ecclesiastical · Built 18850.7 miBStrong BuildingArt Deco0.7 miBHilton House HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19040.7 miBRindfleisch BuildingBrick Commercial0.7 miBElbert Neese HouseTudor Revival · Built 18950.7 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18480.7 miDBluff Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.7 miBHanchett BlockBuilding0.8 miBLathrop-Munn Cobblestone HouseCobblestone0.8 miBFlorence Yates HouseGeorgian Revival · Built 19270.8 miBBrasstown CottageCarpenter Gothic0.8 miBStephen Slaymaker HouseVictorian vernacular frame cottage · Built 18870.9 miBSelvy Blodgett HouseGreek Revival0.9 mi
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BFairbanks FlatsBuilt 19171 mi

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Questions about Beloit Water Tower

Is Beloit Water Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 7, 1983 (Register number 83003410).

Is Beloit Water Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Milton House, 19.1 miles away.

Can you visit Beloit Water Tower?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Beloit Water Tower?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106779325 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.