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University of the Pacific Burns Tower
University of the Pacific
Stockton CA United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1963 | | Finished | 1964 | | Floor Count | 9 | | Basement Floors | 1 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - monument | | - mechanical | | - office | | - university | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - tower | | - water tower | | Architectural Style | | - neo-gothic |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 178 ft | | Thomas Congrave, University of the Pacific Facilties Engineeer, April 11, 2007 | | | to tip of decorative spires | | | | | Roof | | 155 ft | | Thomas Congrave, University of the Pacific Facilties Engineeer, April 11, 2007 | | | to roof parapet wall | | | | | Roof deck | | 151 ft | | Thomas Congrave, University of the Pacific Facilties Engineeer, April 11, 2007 | | | to roof deck | | |
Description
Architect: Howard G. Bissell/Glen H. Mortensen
• General Contractor: Nomellini Construction
• Length x Width: 9 meters x 9 meters
• The tower is named after Robert E. Burns, the president of the university from 1946 until 1971.
• The tower includes a carrillon, an unused 150,000 water tank, and the offices for the Center for Professional & Continuing Education (CPCE), and Pacific's Brubeck Institute.
• The facade is constructed of reinforced concrete, and the tower consists of 200,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and 6 million pounds of concrete.
• This tower originally held a 91-foot antenna mast on its roof, which has since been removed.
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