With the City of Whitewater’s new water tower coming online soon, the City is deciding what to do with it’s predecessor.

Public Works Director Brad Marquardt says, constructed in 1889, the Starin Park Water Tower is one of the oldest working water towers in the state.

Marquardt says the City put out a request for proposals from engineering firms to assess the condition of the structure, and the Landmarks Commission plans to bring a recommendation to the City Council for approval on October 18th.

The Starin Park Water Tower – also known as the witches tower – was constructed with locally quarried limestone and has been protected by City ordinance since 2015.