The tower and tank were built in 1928 as part of the village's new water system, which had been approved the previous year.

The water system was introduced both as a response to several fires which had plagued the village and as an effort to bring modern technology and progress, among other civic concerns.

The ground storage tank, located at the base of the tower, is made of redwood and holds 30,000 US gallons (110,000 L; 25,000 imp gal) of water.

[2] The structures were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.

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