Fairfield, California - Home of Captain Robert Waterman

As part of the Fairfield's 2003 Centennial Celebration, the City commissioned a documentary video of Fairfield's history. The video highlights significant events and projects that shaped present day Fairfield. Numerous current and past employees, long-time residents, and local Solano County historians were either featured in the video or provided documents and pictures for the project..

Waterman Primary School, Fairfield, California

Fairfield/Suisun City from the Potrero Hills

Waterman Park Addition, Fairfield, Ca.. Government housing

Aerial view of Fairfield CA., taken in 1952. Armijo High School in center. Waterman Park Housing in upper right..

The Civic Center is constructed on a portion of the former 33 acre Waterman Park Housing property. The remainder of the site is master planned as a governmental center, to include a library, post office, theater-auditorium, State and Federal offices and school administration building, surrounding the large lake in the center of the site. The Civic Center design is the winning entry of Architect Robert Hawley in the City's design competition that attracted over 40 entries from Northern California architects..