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    		• Meagher, John,
     
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    		• Railway Granite and Marble Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Danvers
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    Revolutionary War Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Meagher, John, sculptor.
    Railway Granite and Marble Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Revolutionary War Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 29, 1915. Relocated 1925. Relocated 1932.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    IN HONOR/OF THE/DANVERS/MEN/WHO SERVED/IN THE/AMERICAN/REVOLUTION/1775-1783/ERECTED BY/GEN. ISRAEL PUTNAM/CHAPTER/D.A.R./1915
    Description: 
    An eight-foot wide circular water fountain basin with a tall granite shaft in the center. At the top of the shaft there once was a 1000 watt nitrogen light. The fountain was originally erected as a watering trough for horses, but now it is used as a planter.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Revolution
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Danvers
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Daughters of the American Revolution, General Israel Putnam Chapter, 171 Holten Street, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923
    Located Samuel Holten House, 171 Holten Street, Lawn, Danvers, Massachusetts
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Plains Park, Danvers, Massachusetts 1925.
    Formerly located Danvers Square Danvers, Massachusetts 1915-1925.
    Remarks: 
    The fountain was originally erected in Danvers Square in 1915 by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) in honor of the Revolutionary soldiers of Danvers. In 1925, the fountain was struck by a car and was then moved to Plains Park where is was again damaged. It was taken to the town dump, but was rescued by the D.A.R. who petitioned the Town of Danvers to bring the fountain to their headquarters at the Judge Samuel Holten House in 1932. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form F - Object questionnaire dated Sept. 1994.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    Daughters of the American Revolution, General Israel Putnam Chapter, 2008.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000434
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