Rosenberg Fountain - Galveston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 18.478 W 094° 47.521
15R E 325963 N 3243438
Has been relocated from 31st and Seawall to Hendley Green Park corner of 21st and The Strand.
Waymark Code: WM122Z6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
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Smithsonian Art Inventory

"A fountain, with a rectangular trough at the base of the front side and curved front panel. On the rear, an elevated, curved, scalloped basin is set below a scalloped niche hood. Above the niche is a five-pointed star in bas-relief. Decorative scrolling and foliage accent the edges of the fountain.

Inscription:
(On top front, incised lettering:) MDCCCXCVIII (On middle front, incised lettering:) GIFT OF/HENRY ROSENBERG unsigned"

TITLE: Rosenberg Fountain (Seawall and 31st Street)

ARTIST(S): John Massey Rhind

DATE: 1898

MEDIUM: Granite.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001093

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Hendley Green Park / 21st and The Strand / Galveston, TX

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Location has changed. The bronze ornamentation has been restored.
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