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Probasco Fountain

Probasco Fountain

United States historic place

Not to be confused with the Tyler Davidson Fountain.

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]

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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 

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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.
  3. [3]
    Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 654.
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