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 Temperance Fountain - Washington, DC Posted by:  bluesnote
N 38° 53.628 W 077° 01.299
18S E 324672 N 4306933
A historic fountain in downtown Washington.
Waymark Code: WMZ4J5
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2018
Views: 3
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Temperance Fountain is a fountain and statue located in Washington, D.C., donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist from San Francisco, California, who was a crusader in the temperance movement. This fountain was one of a series of temperance fountains he designed and commissioned in a belief that easy access to cool drinking water would keep people from consuming alcoholic beverages."
TITLE: Temperance Fountain
ARTIST(S): Cogswell, Henry D., 1819-1900, designer. Monumental Bronze Company, founder.
DATE: ca. 1880. Installed 1884. Reinstalled Dec. 1987.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze or zinc; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS DC000219
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 Pennsylvania Avenue & 7th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some corrosion noted.
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Visit Instructions:
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