Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Water Works Park Amenities and Island Enhancements; Italian Fountain Issue for Bid Set. Title sheet; Existing Site Survey; Site Elements; Site Preparation Plan; Site Layout Plan; Grading Plan; Materials Plan; Site Furnishings and Layout Plan; Paving Plan and Layout; Stone Schedule; Details - Paving; Details - Site Furnishings; Soils Plan; Planting Plan and Schedule; Planting Details; Irrigation Plan; Irrigation Details; Erosion & Sediment Control Plan; Erosion & Sediment Control Details; Site Utility Improvements Plan; Foundation Plan; Italian Fountain Details; Electrical Coversheet; Electrical Specifications; Mechanical Specifications; Electrical Site Plans; Mechanical Site Plans; Electrical Lighting Fixture Schedule; Mechanical Schedules and Details - Fountain; Electrical Single Line Diagram, Details, & Schedule, 2012 February 14
Item — Drawer F18a, Folder: 4.1
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:
2012 February 14
Fairmount Water works. Renovation of the Fairmount Water Works, Phase II B. 2 and Phase II B.3: site electrical power and lighting plan - Italian Fountain (SE-104); site electrical power and lighting plan - Aquarium Drive, 2001 April 2
Item — Drawer F18c, Folder: 3.1
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:
2001 April 2
Foundation plan of Italian Fountain to be constructed at circle at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Fairmount Avenue, 1927 November 29
Item — Drawer F18c, Folder: 2.1
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:
1927 November 29
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain), 1926-1988, 2019
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the proposed location and acceptance of the fountain as a gift from Italy (1926-1927), including a letter from Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick thanking the Royal Consul General of Italy on behalf of the city. Also includes an invitation to the dedication ceremony (1928), minutes (1928), correspondence regarding plantings (1933), a letter to Mayor Bernard Samuel regarding the fountain's dilapidated condition (1946), maintenance correspondence (1968), a $10,000 maintenance...
Dates:
1926-1988; 2019
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain), c. 1930, 1954-1998
File — Drawer 7.1
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the fountain, bicyclists riding near the fountain, and a 1998 water balloon fight in front of the fountain.
Dates:
c. 1930; 1954-1998
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain): Photographs - Fontana dei cavalli marini in Rome, undated
File — Drawer 7.1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
undated
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain): Photographs - restoration and conservation conditions photographs, undated
File — Drawer 7.1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
undated
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain): restoration - 1984 restoration, 1984
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1984
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain): restoration - 2013 restoration, 2012-2014
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
2012-2014
Fountain of the Sea Horses (Italian Fountain): restoration - final report, 2013-2019
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Include Treatment Report (2013) and Treatment Report with Addenda Added (2019) by Materials Conservation Co., LLC.
Dates:
2013-2019