Lotta Crabtree Fountain Chimeras - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 47.278 W 122° 24.196
10S E 552542 N 4182457
Chimera figures decorate the Lotta Crabtree fountain at the junction of Market, Geary and Kearny Sts in San Francisco, California.
Waymark Code: WMW33N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2017
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Also known as Lotta's Fountain, Lotta Crabtree Fountain is a twenty-four-foot cast iron sculpture, painted bronze and adorned with lion’s heads, griffins, and other ornaments.
The fountain, commission by actress Lotta Crabtree as a gift to the city of San Francisco, was dedicated September 9, 1875. During its centennial it designated both a San Francisco Designated Landmarks and the U.S National Historic Places.
The fountain has survived earthquakes, fires and attempts to move it to Golden Gate Park, and in the process has become San Francisco’s oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
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