Richthofen Monument - Denver, Colorado
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N 39° 44.019 W 104° 54.478
13S E 507886 N 4398199
A monument in honor of Baron von Richthofen, one of the original founders of the Montclair neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WM7ZRP
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2009
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Built in honor of Baron Walter Von Richthofen as a watering fountain, not a decorative fountain but to actually provide drinking water for horses and people. The large opening on the street side of it held water for animals and on the other side, there was a drinking fountain for people.
The monument is situated in a small park at the corner of Oneida Street and Richthofen Parkway and embellished so as to provide a distinctive entryway to the Montclair neighborhood. The designer of the circa 1900 park is not known; however, Harlan Thomas designed the monument itself.
After the widowed Baroness Louise von Richthofen died in Denver in 1934, her ashes are interred beside the Richthofen monument. But, as the monument reminds us, The Soul Has Migrated.
Street address:
The corner of Oneida Street and Richthofen Parkway
Denver, Colorado
County / Borough / Parish: Denver County
Year listed: 1986
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Landscape: Park
Current function: Landscape: Park
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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