Mills College in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
El Campanil
first concrete
reinforced
structure
built west of
the Mississippi
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 37° 46.723′ N, 122° 10.946′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Mills College. Marker is on Wetmore Road. El Campanil is located in the heart of the Mills College Campus, just across the circle from Mills Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland CA 94613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Latitude Sighting of the Golden Gate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commemoration of Old Redwood Road from Redwood Canyon (approx. 1˝ miles away); Peralta Hacienda (approx. 2 miles away); Anza Expedition of 1776 (approx. 2 miles away); John C. Fremont Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees (approx. 2.3 miles away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.
Also see . . . El Campanil. The Council of Independent College's Historic Campus Architecture Project page for El Campanil. On the campanile's bells: Ten bells that had been cast for the Chicago World's Columbia Exposition of 1893 hang in this tower. They are named after the graces of the Spirit in Galatians V: 22-23. Four of them, "Faith," "Hope," "Peace," and "Joy," ring chimes. The largest bell, "Love," and the smallest, "Meekness," and the others, "Gentleness," "Goodness," "Self-Control," and "Long-Suffering" complete the group. (Submitted on February 4, 2011.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 4, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.