Rosenberg Fountain on Broadway - Galveston, TX
Posted by: jhuoni
N 29° 18.147 W 094° 47.032
15R E 326745 N 3242816
Moved to Broadway at 16th Street in 2016. This is one of the larger Rosenberg Fountains.
Waymark Code: WMT5P7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2016
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I first saw this fountain in 2016, when it had been recently moved to this lot. It has been landscaped and the pallets of rock have been placed. (See photos)
THIS FOUNTAIN IS DECORATIVE, IT IS NOT CONNECTED TO A WATER SUPPLY.
Henry Rosenberg was the classic 19th century immigrant, who came to work at the store and soon owned the store. He became famous for his benefactions during his lifetime and then, at his death, parceled out his whole estate for very specific items in Galveston.
In 1898, the estate of Swiss-born Galveston banker and philanthropist Henry Rosenberg commissioned public fountains to supply water for thirsty people, horses, dogs, and cats. Rosenberg's will specified "not less than ten drinking fountains for man and beast," but the bequest proved large enough to fund seventeen. Each bore a different, often classical, design by J. Massey Rhind and was crafted of light gray granite. Seven fountains remain of the original seventeen.
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