Basalt Column - Corvallis, OR
Posted by: DougK
N 44° 33.886 W 123° 15.993
10T E 478833 N 4934637
This sculpture forms an entrance plaza into Central Park.
Waymark Code: WM8TP6
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2010
Views: 9
This sculpture forms an entrance plaza into
Central Park. There are 26 square columns of varying heights arranged randomly. The largest column is 12 feet tall. A plaque mounted on a horizontal surface near the columns reads:
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This plaza given to Corvallis
to honor the early
leaders of CH2M
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Holly Cornell
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Jim Howland
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Archie Rice
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Burke Hayes
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Fred Merryfield
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Ralph Rodderick
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TITLE: Basalt Column
ARTIST(S): John Stewart
DATE: 1983
MEDIUM: Columns: basalt; Base: concrete and dirt
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000230
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Central Park, SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: • The Smithsonian record describes the plaque inscription:
"This plaza given to Cornwallis…"
It should read:
"This plaza given to Corvallis…"
• Donor name says "Fred Merry Field"
Plaque says "Fred Merryfield"
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