Swann Memorial Fountain

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Swann Memorial Fountain is a prominent Beaux-Arts style fountain and sculpture in Philadelphia, known for its allegorical figures representing the city’s major waterways.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
fountain
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
architect Wilson Eyre
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
artist Alexander Stirling Calder
category 1924 sculptures
Beaux-Arts architecture in Pennsylvania
Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
Fountains in Philadelphia
Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
commemorates Dr. Wilson Cary Swann
completionDate 1924
coordinateLocation 39.958°N 75.170°W
country United States
designer Wilson Eyre
genre allegorical sculpture
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
symbol of Philadelphia’s water resources
hasLighting illuminated at night
hasPart allegorical figure of the Delaware River
allegorical figure of the Schuylkill River
allegorical figure of the Wissahickon Creek
bronze sculptures
central water jet
hasUse ornamental fountain
tourist attraction
heritageDesignation contributing property to the Logan Square Historic District
imageDepicts personifications of local waterways
inception 1924
locatedIn Logan Circle
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
locatedOn Benjamin Franklin Parkway
maintainedBy City of Philadelphia
materialUsed bronze
granite
namedAfter Dr. Wilson Cary Swann
Edwin Austin Abbey Swann
operator Fairmount Park Commission
owner City of Philadelphia
partOf Logan Square Historic District
publicAccess yes
sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder
subjectOf National Register of Historic Places documentation


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