14 Mar revisiting harvey ellis’s richardsonian romanesque style deteriorating compton hill standpipe water tower in 2024
2024 photographic survey of the romanesque style compton hill standpipe water tower designed by architect harvey ellis in 1898.
the compton hill water tower is the earliest of three extant stand pipe-water towers located in st. louis. the 179-foot water tower was built to conceal a 6-foot diameter 130-foot tall iron standpipe. the structure is comprised of brick, limestone, terra cotta, and granite.
