2. Fresno Water Tower

This sturdy, Romanesque tower reaches 100 feet into the sky and was modeled after a tower in Worms, Germany. Designed by George Washington Maher, it was completed in 1894 and once had a capacity of a quarter-million gallons. After city growth made it obsolete in 1963, the structure was used by the city for parking meter repairs. By 2001, the entire building had been renovated into a visitors center for Fresno's city and county. Today, the water tower is a city show piece and a victory for adaptive reuse.   (© 10Best)

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