Madison Square Park Fountain
{{Short description|Fountain in Manhattan, New York, U.S.}}
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The Madison Square Fountain, also known as the Southern Fountain,{{cite web|title=About the Park|url=http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/about-the-park|publisher=Madison Square Park Conservancy|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105083806/http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/about-the-park|url-status=live}} is an ornamental fountain located in Madison Square Park in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York. It was the only one of several planned fountains to be realized.{{Cite book|last=Berman|first=Miriam|year=2001|title=Madison Square: The Park and its Celebrated Landmarks|location=New York|publisher=Gibbs Smith|pages=24–25|isbn=1-58685-037-7}} The current fountain is a modern reproduction of the original, installed in 1990 and renovated in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://deltafountains.com/portfolio/madison-square-park-fountain-renovation/|title=Madison Square Renovation|publisher=Delta Fountains|access-date=January 13, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034332/http://www.deltafountains.com/portfolio/madison-square-park-fountain-renovation/|url-status=live}}[http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/?s=fountain "Search: Fountain"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014813/https://www.madisonsquarepark.org/?s=fountain |date=2018-09-10 }} Madison Square Park Conservancy. Quote: "The design of the Southern Fountain is based on the original Victorian fountain installed in the park in the 1860s."
History and description
The fountain was originally located on the site of the Old Post Office. It was begun in 1842 and completed in 1843, before being rededicated in Madison Square Park on June 28, 1867.
The fountain is made of North Jay granite. An inscription reads, {{Small|THIS FOUNTAIN ORIGINALLY STOOD ON SITE OF OLD POST OFFICE. BEGUN IN 1842, COMPLETED JAN. 7, 1843. EMBELLISHED 1847. IT WAS REMOVED TO MADISON SQUARE PARK AND REDEDICATED JUNE 28, 1867.}}{{cite web|title=Madison Square Park: Madison Square Fountain|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/madison-square-park/monuments/958|publisher=New York City Department of Parks and Recreation|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205037/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/madison-square-park/monuments/958|url-status=live}} Urns surrounding the fountain are planted with flowers during summer months and other plants during the holiday season.
See also
{{Portal|New York City|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Madison Square Park Fountain}}
- {{Cite web|last=Carlson|first=Jen|date=May 7, 2015|url=http://gothamist.com/2015/05/07/madison_square_fountain.php|title=Why Is the Old Madison Square Park Fountain Being Replaced?|website=Gothamist|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509192421/http://gothamist.com/2015/05/07/madison_square_fountain.php|archive-date=May 9, 2015}}
{{Public art in Manhattan}}
Category:1843 establishments in New York (state)
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1843
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1990
Category:Fountains in New York City