Probasco Fountain
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Probasco Fountain | |
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Southern side of the fountain | |
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| Location | Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°9′2″N 84°31′7″W / 39.15056°N 84.51861°WCoordinates: 39°9′2″N 84°31′7″W / 39.15056°N 84.51861°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Samuel Hannaford & Sons |
| Governing body | Private |
| Part of | Clifton Avenue Historic District (#78002074) |
| MPS | Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003077[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 3, 1980 |
The Probasco Fountain is a large fountain in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built of bronze on a base of granite,[2]:8 the fountain was constructed in 1887 according to a design by Samuel Hannaford.[1]
The fountain is named for its donor, Henry Probasco, a Cincinnati resident who also gave the city the Tyler Davidson Fountain. Built as a drinking fountain for the residents of the surrounding neighborhood of Clifton, it is composed of four separate drinking basins: one each for humans, horses, dogs, and birds. Measuring 10 feet (3.0 m) high, the fountain is composed of a central column that is crowned with a piece shaped like the cap of a mushroom.[3]
Located along Clifton Avenue near that street's intersection with Woolper Avenue, the Probasco Fountain is a contributing property to the Clifton Avenue Historic District,[2]:8 which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1980, the fountain itself was added to the Register,[1] along with dozens of other buildings designed by Samuel Hannaford in Cincinnati and other parts of Hamilton County.[2]:3 The fountain is to be restored and moved 7 1⁄2 feet (2.3 m) to the west and 2 feet (0.61 m) to the north in the 2010s.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gordon, Stephen C., and Elisabeth H. Tuttle. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Samuel Hannaford & Sons Thematic Resources. National Park Service, 1978-12-11. Accessed 2010-09-30.
- ↑ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 654.
- ↑ http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130527/NEWS10/305270014/Clifton-Ave-fountain-restoration-planned
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