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Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain

1913 establishments in Connecticut1913 sculpturesBronze sculptures in ConnecticutBuildings and structures in Bridgeport, ConnecticutCultural infrastructure completed in 1913
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BridgeportCT WheelerFountain
BridgeportCT WheelerFountain

The Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the intersection of Fairfield and Park avenues. The fountain was built in 1912–1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1985. The fountain consists of four elements: a central bronze figure of a mermaid rising out of a polished granite pool and three individually ornamented polished granite watering troughs at the angles of the triangular parcel of land raised above the street. The mermaid holds aloft a lamp in her right hand, and a baby in her left. Its tail is wrapped around two dolphins, and the faces of four babies appear in relief around the rim of the pool. The three surrounding troughs are each adorned with individualized figures.

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Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain
Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport

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N 41.1747 ° E -73.1987 °
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06605 Bridgeport
Connecticut, United States
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