Probasco Fountain | |
Location | Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 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 |
Part of | Clifton Avenue Historic District ( ID78002074) |
MPS | Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County |
NRHP reference No. | 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
Probasco Fountain | |
Location | Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 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 |
Part of | Clifton Avenue Historic District ( ID78002074) |
MPS | Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County |
NRHP reference No. | 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