Sunol Water Temple not the usual watershed

Oakland Tribune

Schrader, Barry

Newspaper

04/04/2006

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"William Bourne, president of the private San Francisco-based water company and heir to the Empire Gold Mine millions, was determined to make a statement about water and its mythical qualities dating back to Roman times. He hired renowned architect Will Polk to design it to replace a "water shed" which was just a simple wooden barn-like structure at the site."

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