Fountains in Portland, Oregon

Benson Bubblers

A Benson Bubbler on the campus of Portland State University
Main article: Benson Bubbler

More than fifty drinking fountains called Benson Bubblers, named after Simon Benson and designed by A. E. Doyle, are located in and around downtown Portland.

Portland Parks & Recreation

Portland Parks & Recreation maintains fountains throughout the city,[1] including one in North Portland (McCoy Fountain),[2] one in Northeast Portland (Holladay Park Fountain),[3] two in Northwest Portland (Jamison Square Fountain and Horse Trough Fountain),[4] and one in Southeast Portland (The Rose Petal).[5] Fountains in Southwest Portland maintained by the agency include: Animals in Pools, Chiming Fountain, The Dreamer, Keller Fountain, Lovejoy Fountain, Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, Salmon Street Springs, Shemanski Fountain, Skidmore Fountain, and Thompson Elk Fountain.[6] The Portland Water Bureau has published a two-hour, 2.6-mile self-guided tour featuring twelve fountains in Southwest Portland (with an optional extension to Jamison Square Fountain in Northwest Portland).[7]

Title Designer(s) Year Description Image
Animals in Pools Georgia Gerber 1986 Georgia Gerber's Animals in Pools includes ten trough-style fountains. The fountains contain 25 bronze sculptures of animals found in the Pacific Northwest. The pieces were installed in 1986 as part of the Local Improvement District affiliated with TriMet's MAX Light Rail. Animals in Pools in 2003
Bill Naito Legacy Fountain The Bill Naito Legacy Fountain in 2012
"The Car Wash"
(officially Untitled) 		Carter, Hull, Nishita, McCulley and Baxter 1977 "The Car Wash" in 2013.
Chiming Fountain John "Hans" Staehli 1891
Chimney Fountain
The Dreamer Manuel Izquierdo 1979
Fountain to a Rose 1973 A bronze fountain in the shape of a rose surrounded by 250 rose bushes and other plants.[8]
Holladay Park Fountain Tim Clemen
(Murase Associates) 		2000
Horse Trough Fountain
Jamison Square Fountain Jamison Square Fountain in 2008
Keller Fountain Angela Danadjieba
(Lawrence Halprin Associates) 		1971 Keller Fountain in 1995
Kelly Fountain Lee Kelly 1977
Lovejoy Fountain Lawrence Halprin Associates 1968 Lovejoy Fountain in 2007
Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain A. E. Doyle & Associates 1941
McCoy Fountain Murase Associates 2000
Pioneer Courthouse Square Waterfall Fountain Will Martin 1983 Pioneer Courthouse Square Waterfall Fountain in 2009
Pioneer Woman Frederic Littman 1956 It depicts a standing female figure with her hair flying behind her, holding a baby in her outstretched arms.
The Rose Petal 1978
Salmon Street Springs Robert Perron Landscape Architects 1988
Shemanski Fountain
(Rebecca at the Well) 		Carl L. Linde
Oliver Laurence Barrett 		1926
(1928) 		Shemanski Fountain in 2013
Skidmore Fountain Olin Levi Warner 1888 Skidmore Fountain in 2015
Teachers Fountain Teachers Fountain in 2011
Thompson Elk Fountain Roland Hinton Perry 1900 The Elk in 2006

Regional Arts & Culture Council

The following statues are owned or maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Title Designer(s) Year Description Image
Fountain for Company H (Second Oregon Company Volunteers) John H. Beaver 1914 Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment killed in service during the Spanish–American War. It features a drinking fountain within a clamshell-shaped canopy and measures approximately 89 x 63 x 31 in.[9]
Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain Lee KellyJames Howell 1975 The Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain is an abstract stainless steel fountain with a path through the middle. It was built to honor Frank E. Beach who christened Portland the "City of Roses" and proposed the Rose Festival.[10]

Other

Title Owner Designer(s) Year Description Image
Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain Metro/Oregon Zoo Richard Beyer 1983 The figure group, installed at the Oregon Zoo, depicts a man talking to a standing female child and several animals, including an ape, lion, monkey, two wolves and a wolf cub. The man is shown with a monkey behind him and a lion and wolf cub at his feet.[11]
Essential Forces Portland Trail Blazers 1995 Two stone pillars. The pillars used to shoot out fire.[12]
Horse Trough Fountain Portland Water Bureau

References

  1. ^ "Fountains in Parks". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Fountains in Parks: North Portland". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Fountains in Parks: NE Portland". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "Fountains in Parks: NW Portland". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "Fountains in Parks: SE Portland". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  6. ^ "Fountains in Parks: SW Portland". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  7. ^ "Portland's Municipal Fountains: A Self-Guided Tour". Portland Water Bureau. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  8. ^ "Darcelle XV Plaza | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ "Second Oregon Company Volunteers, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "The Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  12. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Allan Brettman | The (November 2, 2013). "Trail Blazers' opening night to feature WiFi, an app, local food and a new arena name". oregonlive. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)