Weehawken Water Tower

The 175-foot high Gothic Revival-style water tower, designed by Frederick Clarke Withers, was constructed by the Hackensack Water Company as part of a public water supply complex that included a four-acre reservoir filled with water pumped from the Hackensack River. On its opening on September 29, 2883, the medieval inspired tower was extolled as a significant engineering achievement in contemporary scientific journals. The tower contained a 165,000-gallon, 650-ton iron water tank that gravity fed fresh water to Weehawken and surrounding communities until 1904, when it was decommissioned. Thanks to a community-based effort, the building was saved from demolition in 1979 and was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places that year and the National Register in 1980. The township acquired ownership of the tower in 200 and undertook a four-year restoration of its exterior. The