Sunol in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Alameda Creek Water System
Sunol Water Temple Restoration
Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 6, 2009
1. Sunol Water Temple Marker
Main marker:
California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Alameda Creek Water System, 1888.
San Francisco Section A802, 1975.
Second marker:
Restoration of the Sunol Water Temple.
Started May 27, 1997.
Completed Sept. 9, 2000.
In partnership with the communities of Sunol and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Erected 1975 by American Society of Civic Engineering Founded 1852.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 27, 1757.
Location. 37° 35.127′ N, 121° 53.126′ W. Marker is in Sunol, California, in Alameda County. It can be reached from Paloma Way. Entrance to the Water Temple is at the intersection of Niles Canyon Road, Pleasanton-Sunol Road and Paloma Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 Paloma Way, Sunol CA 94586, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sunol (approx. 0.6 miles away); Niles Canyon Railway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Once a Hilltop Castle (approx. 2.9 miles away); De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776 (approx. 4 miles away); World War II War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Mission San Josι (approx. 4 miles away); Founding of Mission San Jose (approx. 4.1 miles away); Vallejo Homesite (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunol.
Also see . . .
1. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The Sunol Water Temple
"The 1910 beaux arts landmark, built by the SFPUCs predecessor the Spring Valley Water Company, was designed by renowned architect Willis Polk and modeled after the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, Italy. The converging waters of Alameda Creek, Arroyo de la Laguna, and the Pleasanton Wells poured down into a tile basin at the temple bottom. Though the waters were once used for San Franciscos water supply before construction of the Hetch Hetchy system, today only a small amount is diverted for
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2. Sunol Water Temple Marker
2. The Sunol Water Temple. A Wikipedia Article on the history of the Water Temple. (Submitted on November 14, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)
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3. Sunol Water Temple - Second Marker
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4. Sunol Water Temple - Second Marker
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5. Sunol Water Temple Markers
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6. Sunol Water Temple
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7. Sunol Water Temple
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8. Interior Art of the Dome
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9. View From Interior of the Water Temple
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,297 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 14, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
