[3] The octagonally-shaped tower, on the second-highest of seven hills in Saint Paul, is constructed of brick and cut Kasota and Bedford stone.

It is between 127 and 134 feet high and holds 200,000 gallons of water in a steel tank.

It is topped with an arched observation deck, open to the public on two special occasions per year (Highland Fest and the second weekend in October) for those willing to climb 151 steps.

[2]: 530  The Highland Park water tower service area of Saint Paul is bounded by Dayton Avenue on the north, Edgcumbe Road on the south and east, and Fairview Avenue on the west, but the tower is no longer in active service.

[4] At its highest point, the tower reaches 440 feet in elevation above sea level.