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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
"An original water tower and a chimney once extended above the roof. The brick chimney had inset arched panels and a corbeled cap. The campanile-like water tower had a pyramidal roof with a crowning finial. Both were removed following the 1971 [Sylmar] earthquake."
The above is a snippet from the building's National Register of Historic Places registration form here.
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Wow, thanks for the great detective work! I did a quick Google search but did not find the information from the Sylmar quake. It's amazing that it is still standing and was restored so many times.
I love these photos showing it in all it's glory!