The original water tower for the town was built in 1882 by John Madden. It was retired from service in 1955. It stands 101 feet tall and has a capacity of 30,000 gallons.

On August 10, 1975 it was dedicated as an American Historic Water Landmark by the American Water Works Association, winning The National Water Landmark Award.

As time went by the brick portion of the standpipe began eroding away. Concerned about the stability and integrity of the standpipe the Bremen Town Council authorized engineering to do a study of the standpipe condition. Engineering, a Historical Preservation Specialist, and a Restoration Company that specialized in old structures inspected the standpipe.

In 1988, after a thorough study of all information gathered during the inspection, the Bremen Town Council authorized Engineering to do a complete restoration of the standpipe. The project started in 1988 with sandblasting and painting the steel tank. In 1989 a restoration company was contracted to make repairs to the railing around the top of the standpipe, do a complete acid wash of all brick areas to remove old paint, replace all bad brick, apply a special sealer/hardener to the entire brick surface, and install new windows and doors. The entire project was completed at a cost of $65,000.00.