The tower overlooks Cadboro Bay at Sinclair and Haro streets. It was originally built around 1910 as a water tower for Hamsterely Farm. Owners Algernon and Letitia Pease added a steam boiler and two kettles to turn it into a jam and candy factory. Their flowers and produce also sold very well and the Pease family decided to plant more tomatoes and strawberries, produce butter and cream, and dress rabbits and chickens for the market. After being condemned and then turned into a stable, the tower and property became part of UVic in the late 1960s. The tower has recently been restored by UVic's facilities management department because of the fire on 2004 and received an award May 6, 1997, from the Hallmark Society. 

The water tower that the Pease built is an important reminder of the value and significance of market gardening in Gordon Head’s early days of pioneer development. The importance and value of strawberries and mixed farming influenced social interactions and placed a story on the landscape. Through examining past agricultural practices we can learn more about past landscapes and our agricultural practices today.