Rosenberg Fountain at the Rosenberg Library - Galveston, TX
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N 29° 18.101 W 094° 47.562
15R E 325885 N 3242742
Located on the grounds of the Rosenberg Library. This fountain can be found near the intersection of 23rd and Ball Streets.
Waymark Code: WMT5PG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2016
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A plaque reads:
Restoration of this Rosenberg Fountain originally constructed in 1898 has been made possible through the generosity of John Woods Harris and the Galveston Foundation. Special thanks are due Charles Meek for his guidance and for his gift of the temple piece MCMXCV (1995)
This fountain is one of the restored fountains originally contributed to the "Citizens of Galveston" by Henry Rosenberg. This one originally sat at 25th and Strand by Union Station.
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. Rosenber'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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