Fountain for Company H
 The fountain in 2015 | |
  Fountain for Company H Location in Portland, Oregon | |
| Artist | John H. Beaver |
|---|---|
| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Fountain, sculpture |
| Medium | Limestone |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°30′58″N 122°40′40″W / 45.51617°N 122.67777°WCoordinates: 45°30′58″N 122°40′40″W / 45.51617°N 122.67777°W | |
Fountain for Company H, also known as the Second Oregon Company Volunteers Fountain,[1][2][3] is an outdoor limestone fountain and war memorial designed by John H. Beaver, located in the Plaza Blocks in downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment killed in service in the Philippine–American War, it was installed in Lownsdale Square in 1914.[4]
See also
- 1914 in art
- Elk (1900), also located in the Plaza Blocks
- Fountains in Portland, Oregon
- Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument (1906)
References
- ↑ "Second Oregon Company Volunteers, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ "A Guide to Portland Public Art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ Woodman, Jennifer (November 29, 2011). "City officials tallying the costs of Occupy Portland movement". Daily Vanguard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Lownsdale Square". City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
Further reading
- Snyder, Eugene. Portland Potpourri: Art Fountains and Old Friends. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort Publishers. pp. 107–117.
External links
 Fountain in Honor of Company H, Second Oregon Volunteers (Portland, Oregon) (1914), University of Oregon Libraries |
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