The tower was purchased by the city of Minneapolis and connected to the city water supply in 1915. The current 110-foot-high water tower was built in 1931 by the City of Minneapolis in an Art Deco style.
In 1915, the city of Minneapolis purchased a tower and connected it to its water distribution system. Twenty-six years later, in 1931, the city built a new, 110-foot-tall water tower in the same location, this time in an Art Deco style.