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Fountains -- Pennsylvania

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

Report of the Board of Managers and Charter and Bylaws of the Philadelphia Fountain Society, 1917

 Item — Drawer 8.2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Includes Fifty-fifth annual report of the Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the year ending December 31, 1923; Philadelphia Fountain Society report of the board of managers charter and by-laws (1917); 1897 specifications plans no. 1 and 2

Dates: 1917
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fairmount Park System / Fairmount Park System, fountains: History - early documents

Rittenhouse Square. Improvement for Rittenhouse Square, details of fountain and pool and of cement curbs. [reproduction] [1 sheet], 1913 July 9

 Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates: 1913 July 9
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2012.002, Neighborhood Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / N8 / N8 Folders 4.1 - 4.2: Rittenhouse Square / N8 Folder 4.2

Rittenhouse Square: Maintenance - fountain restoration, 1995-1997, 2014

 File — Drawer 4-5
Dates: 1995-1997; 2014
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square. Rehabilitation of fountain, Rittenhouse Square. [fragile] [4 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1956 March 29

 Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates: 1956 March 29
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2012.002, Neighborhood Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / N8 / N8 Folders 4.1 - 4.2: Rittenhouse Square / N8 Folder 4.2

Rittenhouse Square: Rittenhouse Square Fountain: A Report on the Cleaning of the Limestone and Preservation Recommendations, 1997 June

 Item — Shelf 23
Dates: 1997 June
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.004, Technical Reports, Manuals, Specs and Studies

¾” scale details for the erection of the Rebecca Darby Smith Fountain at Horticultural Hall. [1 sheet], 1934 June 15

 Item — Drawer F12c, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: 1934 June 15
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F12 / F12c / F12c Folders 4.1 - 4.2: Horticultural Hall and Fairmount Park Horticulture Center / F12c Folder 4.1

Sculptures and Fountains Collection

 Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.001
Scope and Contents note

The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1950-2000; Bulk, 1950-2000 c. 1870-2000
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / Sculptures and Fountains Collection

Site plan of relocation of Mary Rebecca Darby Smith Fountain and Monument. [1 sheet], n.d.

 Item — Drawer F12c, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: n.d.
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F12 / F12c / F12c Folders 4.1 - 4.2: Horticultural Hall and Fairmount Park Horticulture Center / F12c Folder 4.1

Specifications for work and materials required in the erection and completion of a Granite Fountain, Plan No. 1, with its appurtenances in Fairmount Park, according to the plans and under the supervision of Lindley Johnson, Architect, and the Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Fairmount Park [2 copies and draft], 1897

 Item — Drawer 8.2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Includes Fifty-fifth annual report of the Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the year ending December 31, 1923; Philadelphia Fountain Society report of the board of managers charter and by-laws (1917); 1897 specifications plans no. 1 and 2

Dates: 1897
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fairmount Park System / Fairmount Park System, fountains: History - early documents

Specifications for work and materials required in the erection and completion of a Marble Fountain, Plan No. 2, with its appurtenances in Fairmount Park, according to the plans and under the supervision of Lindley Johnson, Architect, and the Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Fairmount Park [2 copies and draft], 1897

 Item — Drawer 8.2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Includes Fifty-fifth annual report of the Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the year ending December 31, 1923; Philadelphia Fountain Society report of the board of managers charter and by-laws (1917); 1897 specifications plans no. 1 and 2

Dates: 1897
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fairmount Park System / Fairmount Park System, fountains: History - early documents

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