Midwest Studios / The Water Pump House - 5742 North Post Road

Year Built: 1908

Architecture Style: Colonial Revival

Key Features:

• Water Tower
• Narrow Arched Windows
• Brick Construction

(The studios are across the street)

The original water pump house housed three pump engines capable of pumping 1 million gallons of water per day from five deep wells. The water would then be pumped and stored in a 300,000 gallon storage tower. Five additional wells added in WWII to increase the capacity to 2 million gallons per day. The original water tower is still on site.

The pump house is now home to Midwest Studios, an interactive marketing, animation and exhibit fabrication firm. They aim to help businesses "transform technical stories into digital media, physical models and interactive exhibits." Learn more about them here: https://www.midweststudios.com/

As we leave the pump station, we will head past the old post hospital, which was later converted into the headquarters building as the post expanded during World War II, with a larger and more modern hospital built on the other side of the base. You’ll also see the medical sergeants and nurses’ quarters on the right.