Franklin Mall Fountain - Santa Clara, CA
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N 37° 20.909 W 121° 56.876
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A simple fountain in the Franklin Mall in Santa Clara.
Waymark Code: WM7GK2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2009
Views: 2
The fountain sides along Monroe St in the Franklin Mall. The inventory describes the piece as: "[A] round granite sphere on a small circular base set in the center of a basin. Water pours over the sphere. The basin pool is lined with blue ceramic tile. Inner edge of the basin is oval, outer edge is rectangular with angled corner and wide ledges."
TITLE: Franklin Mall Fountain
ARTIST(S): Royston, Hanamoto, Mays & Beck, landscape architect. (possibly by) Cold Spring Granite Company, fabricator.
DATE: 1966. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1966.
MEDIUM: Fountain: polished granite; Basin: concrete, glazed tile.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001144
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Franklin Mall, Monroe Street, Santa Clara, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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