Old Fresno Water Tower
historic place
The Old Fresno Water Tower, a historic place in Fresno, California, was completed in 1894. Chicago architect George Washington Maher designed this American Romanesque structure. Standing 109 feet tall, the tower held 250,000 gallons of water. It supplied water to the city until 1963, when its pumping equipment became inadequate. Maher's design was influenced by the Chicago Water Tower. The Old Fresno Water Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1971. In 2001, it was renovated to serve as the visitors' center for Fresno and Fresno County. This tower is significant for its architecture and its historical role in the city's public water system.