One of the Last Water Towers on the North Fork
By: Kim Velsey | Published: 2025-07-03 12:00:00 | Source: www.curbed.com
Water towers were once a common feature on North Fork farms. This is one of the few surviving towers and could be used for any number of things: a pool house, an art studio, a home office, or all of the above.
Photo: Bobby Alan Studio
Plenty of East End properties have pools, ponds, or waterfront footage. But a six-story water tower? Definitely a rarity. At 880 Water Mill Road in Mattituck, a 70-foot-tall brick tower built in 1898 looms over the main house and pool and is included in a sale of the property listed for $1.629 million. Daniel Dana Jackson, the chief chemist of the Brooklyn Water Supply Department, constructed…
