Fairhaven Pump House
Access to adequate water supplies was crucial to the settlement of Kern County.
Water from the Kern River was diverted to irrigate farmlands, but most towns relied on wells for drinking water.
The Fairhaven Water Company built this structure in 1921 to house a well and pump located in the middle of the intersection of Fairhaven Drive and East Drive northwest of Bakersfield.
The Fairhaven Water Company provided water to residential and commercial customers until 1981 when the California Water Service Company acquired this district.
Chuck Mandell donated this building to the Kern County Museum in 1982.
Marker can be reached from Chester Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
