History in Newspaper Articles

The East Side – A Way of Living – Milwaukee Journal (1968)

House Detective – Milwaukee Sentinel (1978)

Life of Stewardship – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1995)

North Point’s Riches – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1999)

Trusting in Preservation – City LifeStyle (2003)

Prairie Discovery – Old-House Interiors (2003)

North Point Tower – Milwaukee Water Works (2005)

Great Places in America: East Newberry Boulevard – American Planning Association (2009)

Old House Interiors – Prairie Discovery (2003)

At Home With Barbara and Bob Elsner – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2009

Blue Ribbon Home by Any Standard – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2010)

The Lost Wagon – Milwaukee Magazine (2010)

The following articles were found using Google Archives. Feel free to look up your favorite Water Tower neighborhood historical topics here and share them with us.

“A Beautiful Tower; The Ornamental Standpipe at North Point is Famous; Textbooks Allude to It” – Milwaukee Journal: June 22, 1895

“North Point Water Tower Monument to C.A. Gombert” – Milwaukee Journal: Nov. 14, 1920

“Lake Front Water Tower Has Stood Sentry Nearly 50 Years” – Milwaukee Journal: Jan. 8, 1922

“The Old Water Tower Defies The Years” – Milwaukee Journal: Nov. 12, 1944

“Memories of the Water Tower” – Milwaukee Journal: Nov. 18, 1944

“A Birthday Party for the Water Tower” – Milwaukee Journal: Oct. 16, 1973