Comments on: Washburn Water Tower – Infrared

By: GailMarie

GailMarie — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:43:24 +0000

Actually, there are three stone water towers in Minneapolis: Kenwood Park Water Tower just west of downtown; Prospect Park Water Tower in southeast Minneapolis (now deactivated); and the Washburn Water Tower. It was designed by Harry Wild Jones, a noted Minneapolis architect. The “castle-like” house near the water tower is probably “Elmwood,” Jones’ own home.

The water tower was built in 1931-32. The stone figures are the “Guardians of Health”; the eagles are modeled on an eagle with an 8-foot wingspan which attacked Jones when he was clearing brush on the site of his home, which was then under construction.

It was slightly damaged when the wing of a Northwest Airlines plane (which crashed on the north side of the Minnehaha Parkway in the 1950s) struck it.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:49:08 +0000

I came upon this Tower on Sunday and was fascinated by it. I think it is beautiful. I’d like to know more about the castle-like house nearby.

By: mackenzie

mackenzie — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:32:14 +0000

that water tower is very motern and ugly

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By: tfangel

tfangel — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:21:54 +0000

So that’s what that is. I got lost in that area one day and saw that and couldn’t figure out what it was supposed to be. Very good infrared photography by the way.

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By: Meg in Nelson

Meg in Nelson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:03:04 +0000

Oh, my goodness, I hadn’t seen this in …. decades. And it still appears pretty much the way I remembered, which is not very usual in Minneapolis… Gooness gracious me… Lordy… Good lord… Sigh.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:39:33 +0000

Huh, I never knew this existed here. Excellent IR pic. I have not tried this, but I will surely give it a shot.