Tallest coffee/tea pot, cup, and bottle water towers

Listed below are some of the unique water tower designs across the country. In this particular case, they are shaped like coffee pots, teapots, cups, or bottles. Each of these charming towers evoke a sense of place through their unique designs. Not only are they a source of local pride, but often a tourist attraction that draws visitors to area. In addition, many are wonderful examples of adaptive reuse of historic water towers for cultural placemaking purposes.

If you happen to know of any other similar water towers that are not included in this list, please feel free to pass them along and we will add them to the post. Eight different states are represented on the list, with Iowa taking the crown for the most water towers in these styles with 4, followed by Kentucky and California with two each.

Peace!

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Old Forester Bourbon Bottle Water Tower (1936): Louisville, KY = 218 feet including the building its perched upon. See image after the sources.

Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower (1949): Collinsville, IL = 170 feet – see image above.

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1911/1985): Kingsburg, CA = 122 feet – a “Tin Man” water tower converted in 1985. See image provided near top of the post.

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1921/1971-2015): Stanton, IA = 120 feet – a “Tin Man” water tower converted in 1971. The coffee pot was taken off the tower in 2015, but still remains in a local park. Coffee pot height itself = 25 feet – see image just below.

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower (1971): Omaha, NE = 110 feet – another “Tin Man” style water tower – see image just below

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (1902/1993): Lindstorm, MN = 100 feet – see image just below.

Swedish Coffee Cup Water Tower (2000): Stanton, IA = 96 feet – see image just below

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Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower #2 (2022): Kingsburg, CA

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Council Bluffs, IA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Percival, IA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Dixie Cup Water Tower (1958): Lexington, KY – see image below

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower : Clearfield, PA – “Tin Man” style water tower

Sapp Bros. Coffee Pot Water Tower: Cheyenne, WY

SOURCES:

• https://www.roadarch.com/vessels/coffee2.html
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/so-minnesota-lindstrom-coffee-pot-water-tower/
• https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/10401
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Catsup_Bottle_water_tower
• https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/old-forester-unveils-100000-gallon-bottle-kentucky-straight-bourbon/
• https://www.darkroastedblend.com/2012/11/unusual-intriguing-water-towers.html

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