Robert E. Burns Tower
by Terry Davis
Title
Robert E. Burns Tower
Artist
Terry Davis
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
Description
The tower was the tallest building in Stockton for at least three decades. It was built using 6 million pounds of concrete and 200,000 pounds of reinforced steel. The first eight floors are offices, the ninth floor has a room for a radio transmitter as well as a storage area and the top three floors house a 150,000-gallon water tank. The tank has not been used since 2002.
Besides the water tank and offices, the tower also houses a Carillon made up of 122 miniature bell units of bronze bell metal, including 61 Flemish bells and 61 harp bells. The Carillon can be played by a keyboard located in the tower lobby but normally is played on most days using an automated system. They are programmed to be played at 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. each day. The top of the tower also has 24 stained-glass windows.
The Tower was named by Pacific's Board of Regents in honor of Robert Burns, the first alumnus to serve as president of the university. Burns served as president for 25 years and spent his entire career at the university.
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July 18th, 2016
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