Pulgas Water Temple

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Pulgas Water Temple is a classical-style monument in San Mateo County, California, built in 1938 to commemorate the completion of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and the arrival of Sierra Nevada water to the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical-style structure
historic site
monument
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
associatedWith Michael O’Shaughnessy
builtFor San Francisco water system
category Buildings and structures in San Mateo County, California
Monuments and memorials in California
commemorates arrival of Sierra Nevada water to the San Francisco Peninsula
constructionCompleted 1938
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo completion of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct
designedBy William G. Merchant NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalElement circular colonnade
dome
fluted Corinthian columns
inscribed entablature
reflecting pool
hasFunction ceremonial water intake
commemorative monument
event venue
hasInscription "I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people"
hasShape circular plan
heritageStatus local landmark
inscriptionSource Book of Isaiah
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco Peninsula
San Mateo County, California
locatedNear Interstate 280
Redwood City, California
locatedOn Canada Road
maintainedBy San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
material concrete
stone
namedAfter Arroyo de las Pulgas
nearbyFacility Crystal Springs Reservoir
Crystal Springs Dam
surface form: Lower Crystal Springs Dam

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
openToPublic yes
ownedBy San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
partOf Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System
publicAccess daytime hours
region San Francisco Bay Area
surface form: Bay Area
usedFor photography
wedding ceremonies
waterSource Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
yearCompleted 1938

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Crystal Springs Reservoir nearbyFeature Pulgas Water Temple