Benson Water Tower

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Benson Water Tower
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Site of the tower, now occupied by the farther of the two houses
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Location	Clayton St. between Front and Pleasant Sts., Benson, Illinois
Coordinates	40°51′3.5″N 89°7′13.5″W / 40.850972°N 89.120417°W / 40.850972; -89.120417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891
Architect	Fitchen Bros.
NRHP reference No.	87002034[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1987
Removed from NRHP	January 2, 2020

The Benson Water Tower was a water tower located on Clayton Street in Benson, Illinois. The tower was built in 1891, in response to several serious fires in Benson; it supplied the village with water until 1985. The tall brick tower had a large wooden water tank on top. The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It has since been demolished, and was delisted in 2020.