Kelly Fountain in Springfield, Ohio   Save
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Description: Reverse reads: "Kelley Fountain in the arcade." This is a photograph of the Kelly Fountain in downtown Springfield, Ohio. An unidentified man stands next to the fountain staring into the water basin. The fountain was developed in 1889, when Mayor Oliver S. Kelly wanted to construct a forty-one foot high, cast-iron fountain on the Esplanade, dedicated to the people of Springfield. The site was then renamed Fountain Square and Market Street became Fountain Avenue. The fountain was later torn down due to poor construction, but was re-built as the Esplanade fountain in 1993. It exists in downtown Springfield today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_026_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Springfield (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Fountains--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)