Rosenberg Fountain - Galveston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 18.167 W 094° 47.407
15R E 326139 N 3242861
Located on the corner of the Moody County Courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WM122Y9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2020
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Smithsonian Art Inventory

"A three-sided fountain structure with elevated basins, one on each side, each under a scalloped hood. Each corner is fashioned into a column with a Corinthian top. The structure is topped with an orb and three fish, their tails draped over the orb and heads pointing out to each corner. Scrolled wedges brace each corner at the bottom of the structure. Two steps lead up to all sides of the base.

The fountain was a gift to the City of Galveston from Henry Rosenberg, a wealthy banker who provided $30,000 in his will for "the erection of not less than ten drinking fountains for man and beast."

TITLE: Rosenberg Fountain (722 Moody Avenue)

ARTIST(S): John Massey Rhind

DATE: 1898

MEDIUM: Granite.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001092

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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Moody County Courthouse / 722 Moody / Galveston, Texas

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