Old Union Fountain
Old Union Fountain is a fountain on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. The fountain exhibits traditional mission style architecture, and is one of several on campus used in the tradition of "fountain hopping".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: University building
- Description: fountain in Stanford University
- Also known as: “Old Union”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoover Institution and Stanford Memorial Church.
Hoover Institution
College
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hoover Institution is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While the institution is formally a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations. Hoover Institution is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Old Union Fountain.
Stanford Memorial Church
Place of worship
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Stanford Memorial Church is located on the Main Quad at the center of the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It was built during the American Renaissance by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband Leland. Stanford Memorial Church is situated 630 feet north of Old Union Fountain.
Cecil H. Green Library
Library
The Cecil H. Green Library is the main library on the Stanford University campus and is part of the SUL system. It is named for Cecil H. Green. Green Library houses 4 million volumes, most of which are related to the humanities and social sciences. Cecil H. Green Library is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Old Union Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanford and College Terrace.
Stanford
Hamlet
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Stanford is a census-designated place in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named.
College Terrace
Neighborhood
College Terrace is a neighborhood in the city of Palo Alto, California, adjacent to Stanford University.
Palo Alto
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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
Old Union Fountain
- Categories: fountain, building, and education
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.42521° or 37° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
-122.1705° or 122° 10′ 14″ westLevels
3Open location code
849VCRGH+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 30775809OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q60775527
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Highlights include Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences and Asian American Activities Center.
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