History of fountains in the United States
The first decorative fountain in the United States was dedicated in Philadelphia in 1809. Early American fountains were used to distribute clean drinking water, had little ornamentation, and copied European styles.
The Court of Neptune Fountain at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Roland Hinton Perry. (1895).
Fourth of July in Centre Square (c.1809-12), John Lewis Krimmel, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, New York (1873)
Image: Flickr US Capitol Bartholdi Fountain (1)
City Hall Park is a public park surrounding New York City Hall in the Civic Center of Manhattan. It was the town commons of the nascent city of New York.
The park in 2007
City Hall Park
Sign at City Hall Park
Hall of Records, 1893