(Woodruff Place Fountains and Statuary), (sculpture).

(Woodruff Place Fountains and Statuary), (sculpture).

J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.

(Woodruff Place Fountains and Statuary), (sculpture).

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Fountains: painted metal; Basins: painted concrete; Animals: painted concrete.

Fountain at East & Cross: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 9 ft.; Basin: approx. 25 in. x 51 ft. x 27 ft.; Fountain at Middle & Cross: approx. 18 x 6 x 6 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 23 in. x Diam. 25 ft.; Fountain at West & Cross: approx. H. 15 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 22 in. x Diam. 29 ft.; Fountain at West Drive: approx. 7 x 2 x 3 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 16 in. x Diam. approx. 20 ft.;

Each lion: approx. 30 x 21 x 54 in.; Each base: approx. 16 x 31 x 60 in.; Wolf: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 26 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 13 in. x 26 in. x 4 ft.; Deer: approx. 61 x 16 x 52 in.

(On bronze plaque, inside basin of small North West Drive fountain:) LOUISE CARPENTER STANFIELD/MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN/DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF LOUISE CARPENTER STANFIELD/A RESIDENT OF WOODRUFF PLACE FOR 83 YEARS/THE FOUNTAIN IS GIVEN BY HER FRIENDS AND SON,/RICHARD CARPENTER STANFIELD./JUNE 18, 1983/WOODRUFF PLACE CIVIC LEAGUE, INC. unsigned

A collection of 19th century cast metal fountains and concrete animals adorn the esplanades of Woodruff Place, a planned community of the late 1870s. Most significant are the three large fountains at the intersections along Cross Drive.

The fountain at East Drive is topped by a Classical female figure with water flowing from an urn that she holds on top of her head. The basin below her is supported by three Classical maidens and the basin below them is supported by a group of children and geese. The fountain at Middle Drive is topped by a group of cattails centered above a small basin that is supported by three young girls kneeling back to back. The fountain at West Drive is topped by two putti above a small basin that is supported by three fish above a large basin supported by a pedestal adorned with lion heads. A small fountain in the esplanade at 750 North West Drive features a barefoot female figure above a pedestal adorned with cattails and water lilies.

Scattered throughout the esplanades of Woodruff Place are concrete sculptures of a wolf, a male deer, and two recumbent male lions --one alert and one asleep. In addition, a gazebo and nearly thirty decorated urns dot the esplanades. All of this represents fraction of what was originally in Woodruff Place, but restoration efforts are underway to recreate more of the original fountains and sculptures.

Figure female -- Full length

Animal -- Bird -- Goose

Religion -- Angel

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis

Administered by City of Indianapolis, Parks and Recreation Division, 1426 West 29th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

Located Wooodruff Place West, Middle, & East Drives, Indianapolis, Indiana

The fountains and statuary created by J.L. Mott Iron Works were placed in Woodruff Place in the 1870s, and although vandalism has destroyed most of the originals, a restoration effort has been underway since the 1970s.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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