Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: San Francisco Water System

  • When Infrastructure Buildings Kept Beauty in Mind

    2920 23rd Avenue Merced Manor / Sunset District This classical building is the Central Pump Station.  Designed by Willis Polk and built in 1936, it sits atop the asphalt capped Merced Manor Reservoir which holds 9.5 million gallons of water to supply the city of San Francisco.  The building has been attributed to N. A.…