Hoover Tower

285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University
Place building Q5898829
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Hoover Tower

Summary

Hoover Tower is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hoover Tower is located in Stanford[3].
  • Hoover Tower is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hoover Tower is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Hoover Tower's instance of is recorded as building[6].
  • Hoover Tower's architect is recorded as Arthur Brown, Jr.[7].
  • Herbert Hoover is named after Hoover Tower[8].
  • Hoover Tower's architectural style is recorded as Mediterranean Revival architecture[9].
  • Hoover Tower's Commons category is recorded as Hoover Tower[10].
  • Hoover Tower's occupant is recorded as Stanford University[11].
  • Hoover Tower's occupant is recorded as Hoover Institution Library and Archives[12].
  • Hoover Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.4276, 'lon': -122.167}[13].
  • Hoover Tower's official website is recorded as http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/plan/guides/hoover.html[14].
  • Hoover Tower's sponsor is recorded as Belgian American Educational Foundation[15].
  • Hoover Tower's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hoover Tower'}[16].
  • Hoover Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+285'}[17].
  • Hoover Tower's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Hoover Tower - Exterior[18].
  • Hoover Tower's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Stanford University campus from Hoover Tower[19].

Body

Geography

Hoover Tower is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Stanford[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5].

Designation and Status

Hoover Tower's instance of is recorded as building[6].

History and Context

Herbert Hoover is named after Hoover Tower[8].

Why It Matters

Hoover Tower ranks in the top 3% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . visit.stanford.edu. visit.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Stanford
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q110739]]"
  2. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style Mediterranean Revival architecture
    Country
    Architect Arthur Brown, Jr.
    Country United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37008|batch #37008]]: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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