Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower
The Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower, trademarked "The World's Largest Catsup Bottle", is a water tower south of Collinsville, Illinois. It is claimed to be the largest catsup bottle in the world at 70 feet tall on a 100 foot stand with a volume of 100,000 gallons, which could theoretically hold 640,000 bottles of catsup. As a prime example of mid-20th-century novelty architecture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower is most notable in its capacity as a regional landmark and as a roadside attraction.
Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Collinsville Water Tower in 2007 | |
| Location | Collinsville, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°39′46.44″N 89°58′56.28″W |
| Built | 1949 |
| Built by | W.E. Caldwell Company |
| Restored | June 1995 |
| Restored by | Catsup Bottle Preservation Group |
| Website | https://www.catsupbottle.com |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000847 |
| Added to NRHP | 2002 |
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