Fountain, (sculpture).

Fountain, (sculpture).

Mallary & Taylor Ironworks, fabricator.

Fountain, (sculpture).

Third Street Fountain, (sculpture).

Rededicated Nov. 1, 1983.

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Fountain: cast iron, painted; Pool: concrete.

Fountain: approx. H. 16 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Pool: approx. 12 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.

Mallary & Taylor IronWorks/Macon, GA restored by/Robinson Iron Corporation/1983 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

A four-tiered fountain consisting of circular basins with scalloped edges decorated with fluting and raised designs of leaves and garlands. The baluster-shaped pedestals between the basins are decorated with stylized leaf motifs. The bottom pedestal is fluted with applied acanthus leaves in the capital area. The fountain is mounted on a square metal base with three frogs (one large and two small) on each corner. The fountain is painted black. The frogs are painted pink. The fountain rests in a circular pool.

Object -- Foliage -- Acanthus

Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Macon

Administered by Macon/Bibb County, Department of Parks and Recreation, P. O. Box 247, Macon, Georgia 31298

Located In median, Third & Cherry Streets, Macon, Georgia

Formerly located Third Street Park, In median on Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia

In 1913, Macon citizens submitted a resolution to the City Council for a fountain to be installed in the Third Street Park at Cherry Street. The fountain was fabricated by Mallary & Taylor Ironworks of Macon. In 1983, the fountain was restored by Robinson Iron Corporation (as part of a $1.5 million Cherry Street improvement project, funded through a federal Urban Development Action Grant) and relocated to its current site at Third & Cherry Streets. A rededication ceremony was held on November 1, 1983 during the Cherry Jubilee, a celebration marking the opening of the new Cherry Street corridor.

IAS files contain a related excerpt from Nancy B. Anderson's "Macon, A Pictorial History," Macon, GA: The Middle Georgia Historical Society, 1979, pg. 118-119. IAS files contain articles from the Macon Telegraph, April 19, 1913 and Oct. 28, 1983, 1D, 4D; The Macon News, Oct. 27, 1969, pg. 1A-2A; and the Macon Telegraph and News, Oct. 30, 1983, pg. 1A, 13A, and 16A; and Nov. 2, 1983, pg. 1A, 10A.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

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