Spirit of Rockville, (sculpture).

Spirit of Rockville, (sculpture).

Davidson, Dan, sculptor.

Spirit of Rockville, (sculpture).

Sculpture, basin, and pedestal: bronze; Fountain pool: stone.

A fountain with a bronze female figure standing in the center of a circular bronze basin. The female figure holds a sphere of light in her extended proper left hand. In her proper right hand she holds a document. The figure and basin rest on a bronze pedestal that features reliefs depicting early life in Rockville, a transportation crossroads and an agricultural center. Four dates are inscribed on the base: 1774 (citizens met at Owen's Ordinary to protest the actions of the British Parliament); 1776 (Montgomery county was formed); 1860 (Rockville became a city); and 1891 (the current courthouse was built). Below the pedestal is a circular pool with a stone wall containing mist nozzles which operate intermittently.

Figure female -- Full length

History -- United States -- Maryland

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Rockville

Administered by City of Rockville, 111Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Located Courthouse Square Park, Rockville, Maryland 20850

The fountain was funded through the City of Rockville's Art in Public Places program.

Inventory staff, 2000.

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