The project, in Spanish colonial style, was designed and conducted by the architect Ernani Do Val Penteado and inaugurated on January 23, 1959, Since 1961 the Preparatory School of Army Cadets of Campinas has become the legitimate custodian of the traditions of the preparatory education of the Brazilian Army.
This water tower was built between 1936 and 1940 in the highest altitude point inside the urban area, 735 meters above sea level.