G-27

1923 Seagrave W656 65’ water tower


Delivered: 3/14/1923 or 3/17/1923

Status: Part of the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago collection, awaiting restoration

Apparatus Assignments

Water Tower 1 (3/1923 - 4/1924)
Water Tower 1 (1924 - 10/2/1928)
Water Tower 3 (12/16/1928 - 1940)
Water Tower 3 (1940 - 9/7/1960)
Reserve Water Tower (9/7/1960 - 1962)

Additional spare assignments for this apparatus may appear on the Company History page

Apparatus Notes

Water Tower 1 assignment date may have been 4/16/1923; heavily damaged in Curran Hall fire of April 1924; rebuilt and returned to service; second monitor and crow's nest added in 1940; may have been assigned to Water Tower 3 until 9/22/1961; may have been placed in storage at E81 on 9/22/1961; in storage at the shops from 1962 - 1963; stripped-down chassis & tower stored at Engine 32 for many years from 1963 until at least June 1983

Additional Images

Water Tower 1

Water Tower 3 (Steve Redick)

Water Tower 3 during restoration (Terry Spirek)