The network also included a 1,260 cubic metres (330,000 US gal) capacity reservoir with a dual role:[4] The present tower was erected from 1899 to 1900, on a design by architect Franz Marshall.

The construction work was carried out by the firm Wilhelm Rothe & Cie.[5] The edifice location was chosen with care, on the edge of the city southern hill, overlooking the old town.

[6] After WWII, a pumping station was built next to the tower, allowing to supply water to the households on the heights of Bydgoszcz, for the districts of Błonie, Szwederowo, Wzgórze Wolności, Wyżyny, Kapuściska.

The firm has renovated and adapted the building for the benefit of the Bydgoszcz Waterworks History Museum (Polish: Muzeum Wodociągów w Bydgoszczy) which opened on 30 October 2012.

[11] Inside the water tower are exhibited, among others, wooden waterpipes, ancient bathrooms, old toilets furnishings, archival pictures photos and documents.

The 60 metres (200 ft) high observation gallery has been refitted and enable visitors to enjoy a unique panorama view of Bydgoszcz old town.