Soper's Fountain - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 27.351 W 075° 40.710
18T E 446949 N 5033815
This fountain was purchased in 1912, in Paris, France, by Mr. Warren Soper of Ottawa, Ontario. The fountain was created by Rene Bertrand Boute after it had won the Prix de Paris at the Paris Salon.
Waymark Code: WM12Y1B
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/03/2020
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Inscription on a plaque on site:
Created by René Bertrand Bouté in 1912.
This fountain was purchased by Warren Soper at the Paris Salon in 1912 where it was an opulent display and was awarded the "Prix de Paris".
It was donated to the National Capital Commission when the nearby Soper property was sold in 1960.
Mr. Soper was a pioneering entrepreneur who opened the first telephone exchange in Ottawa in 1880 and the first electric street railway in 1891.
Enfants à la fontaine gagnant du prix du Salon à Paris en 1912: (
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