The Bancroft Library
A library in Berkeley, in the middle of things: 316 places within a five-minute walk. One of 168 town & public services in Berkeley.















On the National Register since 1982

Sather Tower
Sather Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 25, 1982. It is significant for its architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Late Gothic Revival. It was listed as part of Berkeley, University of California MRA.
Sather Tower is a bell tower with clocks on its four faces on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. It is more commonly known as The Campanile ( KAMP-ə-NEE-lee, -lay, also US: KAHMP-) for its resemblance to the Campanile di San Marco in Venice. It is a recognizable symbol of the university. Given by Jane K. Sather in memory of her husband, banker Peder Sather, it is the second-tallest bell-and-clo…
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316 places within a five-minute walk of The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
The nearest neighbor is University University Of Ca-Be, 1 min walk away.
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