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When he was a young man attending Wilson High in Long Beach, Armstrong worked across the street from the water tower, busing tables at Sam’s Seafood. At the time, he daydreamed of scaling the tower and inscribing his name on it. He ended up putting his imprint on the structure in a much more lasting way. Armstrong died Sept. 18 at the age of 87, but he left behind a considerable legacy beyond the water tower home, plus a lot of stories.
The kitchen features appliances like full-size refrigerator, coffee maker, oven and a dishwasher. Providing all essential amenities required for a luxury living, the rental house also features a hot tub on the deck, and a rain shower fitted in the bathroom with a sliding barn door. The final floor boasts a master bedroom, with an expansive bathroom that features sunken showers and stained glass windows. From there, a spiral case made of imported oak will lead you to the rotunda, which is encircled with stained-glass windows and 360-degree views of SoCal. Jerry Wallace, the current owner of the water tower home, is a real estate trader and former fire chief.
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But Wallace isn’t complaining, especially because he gets to use his favorite room – the entertainment room – as much as he wants to. Before knowing what facilities this vacation home offers, let’s dig a little deeper into its history. Build in 1892, the house once was a historic water tower of service steam engines that used to travel along the California coast. After steam engines were discontinued in 1980, a group of local residents rescued the water tower from being knocked down with the help of “Save Our Water Tower” movement.
From one direction you get to see the Pacific Ocean and the Catalina Island, and from another you get a view of the Newport Beach, Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro and San Bernardino Mountains. This unique vacation rental is just inside the Surfside Colony in Seal Beach, California. It stands high above the surrounding homes and has a 360 degree view of Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Alamitos Bay, and Huntington Harbour.
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The property, which has been listed on Zillow for a few days, comes with sweeping windows that you can open. Reviews / 16 hours agoCamera lens hoods attach to the front of your lens where they can protect your lenses from accidental damage and allow you to take photos that have no glare. BestReviews / 52 mins agoFoodies might be a dedicated home chef who always seems to be in the kitchen or someone whose Instagram is always filled with pictures of delicious dishes. The “Water Tower House,” as it’s known, is located just steps from the shore in the Orange County city of Seal Beach. Towering nearly 100 feet in the air, the unusual home is unmissable from those cruising along the Pacific Coast Highway, making it one of Orange County’s most recognizable landmarks. 'Modern amenities include HD televisions with Direct TV, fine linens, updated bathrooms and a fully-stocked kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances and cookware,' according to Huntington Beach.
Today, it’s a 3,500-square-foot high-rise with unmatched views of the Pacific Ocean, downtown Los Angeles and Catalina Island. Architects and builders have taken varied approaches to incorporating water towers into the design of their buildings. On many large commercial buildings, water towers are completely hidden behind an extension of the facade of the building.
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The tenders were usually replenished by water cranes, which were fed by a water tower. The reservoir in the tower may be spherical, cylindrical, or an ellipsoid, with a minimum height of approximately 6 metres and a minimum of 4 m in diameter. A standard water tower typically has a height of approximately 40 m . Shooter's Hill water tower is a local landmark in London, United Kingdom.
"At Cape Canaveral, Blue Origin's water tower is one of the tallest in the world". The golf ball-shaped tank of the water tower at Gonzales, California is supported by three tubular legs and reaches about 125 ft high. The Earthoid, a perfectly spherical tank located in Germantown, Maryland is 100 ft tall and holds 2,000,000 US gallons of water. The name is taken from it being painted to resemble a globe of the world. Some have been converted to serve modern purposes, as for example, the Wieża Ciśnień (Wrocław water tower) in Wrocław, Poland which is today a restaurant complex.
The second floor houses a jacuzzi and seating area perfect for watching the sunrise, while the third has the kitchen. Known as the Sunset Beach Water Tower, the unusual home is located near the waterfront of Seal Beach, approximately 30 miles south of Los Angeles, and was built in the 19th century, according to the listing. The tower was remodeled into a luxury residence in 2016, and came on the market asking $4.95 million in June 2021, Mansion Global reported at the time. The tank was removed and 'a three-story house that replicated the look of the tank was built on the ground before being hoisted by crane into place in 1984'. The Douglas fir and redwood structure was originally built in 1892 to service steam engines that traveled the California coast. An iconic water tower home that soars over the beachfront of Seal Beach, California has hit the market for $5 million.
After the trains stopped running, the water tower was rendered useless. It was in danger of being demolished in the 1980s, when the architects stepped in, got permits and converted the tower into a beautiful home. Designed to accommodate eight people comfortably, the three-story house conceals four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a living room, a dining area, a lounge, a kitchenette, and a deck offering panoramic views of the city and beach.
As Seal Beach began plans to tear it down, Armstrong, who was planning to convert another water tower at Warner Avenue into a home, was approached in 1982 to save it. George Armstrong, who built the iconic Sunset Beach water tower home, poses with his wife, Joanne Ostrom. George Armstrong became a local hero in 1982 when he “saved” the water tower in Sunset Beach. Historically, railroads that used steam locomotives required a means of replenishing the locomotive's tenders.
Louisville Water Tower, one of the few remaining standpipe water towers in the United States. The Union Watersphere is a water tower topped with a sphere-shaped water tank in Union, New Jersey, and characterized as the World's Tallest Water Sphere. Some water towers are also used as observation towers, and some restaurants, such as the Goldbergturm in Sindelfingen, Germany, or the second of the three Kuwait Towers, in the State of Kuwait. It is also common to use water towers as the location of transmission mechanisms in the UHF range with small power, for instance for closed rural broadcasting service, amateur radio, or cellular telephone service. The water tower is one of the most famous beach-front landmarks of California. The good news is, it is no more a water tower, but a luxurious rental that you can book at TripAdvisoron your next beach vacation.
Water towers are common in India, where the electricity supply is erratic in most places. Having a National Historic City as my playground imparted in me a passion for old houses. I’m not a realtor, simply a curator of old houses for sale that call my name. In one of the rooms overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the new owners put in a model train that runs along tracks up near the ceiling above a lounge and the kitchen/wet bar. Around the corner is a Pirate's Room, with appropriate decor and a bunk bed, in honor of Hipolite Bouchard, who once ravaged parts of California. Megha Sharma is an accomplished digital marketer with a Bachelors Degree in marketing.
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