Probasco Fountain

Not to be confused with the Tyler Davidson Fountain.
Probasco Fountain

Southern side of the fountain
Location Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°9′2″N 84°31′7″W / 39.15056°N 84.51861°W / 39.15056; -84.51861Coordinates: 39°9′2″N 84°31′7″W / 39.15056°N 84.51861°W / 39.15056; -84.51861
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1887
Architect Samuel Hannaford & Sons
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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 654.
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