place

Temperance Fountain (Washington, D.C.)

1884 sculpturesBronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.Drinking fountains in the United StatesFish in artGranite sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.Penn QuarterProhibition in the United StatesRelocated buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.Sculptures of birds in the United StatesTemperance movementVictorian architecture in Washington, D.C.
Temperance Monument (Washington, DC)
Temperance Monument (Washington, DC)

The Temperance Fountain is a fountain and statue located in Washington, D.C., donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist from San Francisco, California, who was a crusader in the temperance movement. This fountain was one of a series of temperance fountains he designed and commissioned in a belief that easy access to cool drinking water would keep people from consuming alcoholic beverages.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Temperance Fountain (Washington, D.C.) (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Temperance Fountain (Washington, D.C.)
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Temperance Fountain (Washington, D.C.)Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 38.89375 ° E -77.022222222222 °
placeShow on map

Address

General Winfield Scott Hancock

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
20004 Washington
District of Columbia, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Temperance Monument (Washington, DC)
Temperance Monument (Washington, DC)
Share experience

Nearby Places

National Council of Negro Women
National Council of Negro Women

The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities. Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of NCNW, wanted to encourage the participation of Negro women in civic, political, economic and educational activities and institutions. The organization was considered as a clearing house for the dissemination of activities concerning women but wanted to work alongside a group that supported civil rights rather than go to actual protests. Women on the council fought more towards political and economic successes of black women to uplift them in society. NCNW fulfills this mission through research, advocacy, national and community-based services, and programs in the United States and Africa. NCNW serves as a super organization that acts as a cohesive umbrella for the other African-American groups that already existed. With its 28 national affiliate organizations and its more than 200 community-based sections, NCNW has an outreach to nearly four million women, all contributing to the peaceful solutions of the problems of human welfare and rights. The national headquarters, which acts as a central source for program planning, is based in Washington, D.C., on Pennsylvania Avenue, located between the White House and the U.S. Capitol. NCNW also has two field offices.