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  1. Ypsilanti Water Tower - Wikipedia

    • The Ypsilanti Water Tower is a historic water tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. The tower was designed by William R. Coats and built as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1889. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was built in 1890 at a cost of $21,435.63 (equivalent to $663,528 in 2023). Today the tower is frequen… See more

    History

    An ordinance passed on April 14, 1898, established a yearly rate schedule for residences with running water. Rates … See more

    Structure

    The exterior was designed in the popular Queen Anne style of the period. Queen Anne design was less formal than other popular styles at the time; instead it experimented with different shapes particularly … See more

    Present day

    The tower has long been a source of humor for comedians in the Ann Arbor–Ypsilanti area, for its phallic shape; it has been nicknamed "the Brick Dick". An urban legend holds that the tower will crumble if a virgin graduates … See more

     
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