It's a beautiful night, and we drove by the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Not in Italy, but in Niles.
It's been around for about ninety years, and still looks magnificent.
The history behind the tower is that, Robert Ilg, a successful businessman, built a 22-acre park, Ilgair Park, during the 1920s with two large outdoor pools, which needed to be supplied by a large outdoor water tank. Ilg was concerned about preserving the natural beauty of the area and decided to build a replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to conceal the water tower.
The tower would be half the size of the original in Pisa: 94 feet tall, 28 feet in diameter, leaning 7.4 feet, and would be built with reinforced concrete. Construction began in 1931 and was completed in 1934.
On the week of April 12, 2019, the National Park Service took action on certain properties to be considered for the National Register of Historic Places.
The Village of Niles is proud to announce the addition of the Leaning Tower of Niles to the National Register of Historic Places.
Look how beautiful it looked back then.
And today.
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