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Hoover Tower

285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University
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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 (295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hoover Tower is located in Santa Clara County[3].
  • Hoover Tower is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hoover Tower's instance of is recorded as building[5].
  • Hoover Tower's architect is recorded as Arthur Brown, Jr.[6].
  • Herbert Hoover is named after Hoover Tower[7].
  • Hoover Tower's architectural style is recorded as Mediterranean Revival architecture[8].
  • Hoover Tower's Commons category is recorded as Hoover Tower[9].
  • Hoover Tower's occupant is recorded as Stanford University[10].
  • Hoover Tower's occupant is recorded as Hoover Institution Library and Archives[11].
  • Hoover Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.4276, 'longitude': -122.167}[12].
  • Hoover Tower's official website is recorded as http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/plan/guides/hoover.html[13].
  • Hoover Tower's sponsor is recorded as Belgian American Educational Foundation[14].
  • Hoover Tower's native label is recorded as Hoover Tower[15].
  • Hoover Tower's height is recorded as {'amount': '+285'}[16].
  • Hoover Tower's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Stanford[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 Santa Clara County[3].

Designation and Status

Hoover Tower's instance of is recorded as building[5].

History and Context

Herbert Hoover is named after Hoover Tower[7].

Why It Matters

Hoover Tower ranks in the top 3% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Herbert Hoover United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Stanford
    Openstreetmap way id → 232805688
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 232805688, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/232805688 in United States"
  2. 15w ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Santa Clara County
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q110739]]"
  3. 16w 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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