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 Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain - Washington, DC Posted by:  bluesnote
N 38° 53.716 W 077° 02.247
18S E 323305 N 4307127
A historic fountain next to the White House in Washington, DC that is dedicated to two Americans who died on the RMS Titanic.
Waymark Code: WM10BP7
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2019
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain located in the President's Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Dedicated in October 1913, it commemorates the deaths of Archibald Butt (the military aide to President William Howard Taft) and Francis Davis Millet (a journalist and painter, and Butt's close friend and housemate). Both men died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912." ( visit link)
TITLE: Butt-Millet Memorial, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, architect. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Carrere & Hastings, architectural firm.
DATE: 1913
MEDIUM: Sculpture: pink Knoxville marble; Fountain basin: Tennessee marble; Fountain basin interior: pink limestone and pebbles in concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77002684
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Ellipse, Executive Avenue & Ellipse Drive, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted.
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