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George Thorndike Angell Memorial
2024
Alternative names	Angell Memorial Fountain George Thorndike Angell Memorial Horse Fountain
General information
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Coordinates	42°21′25.7″N 71°3′22.1″W / 42.357139°N 71.056139°W / 42.357139; -71.056139
Completed	1912
Height	60 feet
Technical details
Material	Terrazzo, Gilded copper, Steel
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Peabody and Stearns

The George Thorndike Angell Memorial (sometimes called Angell Memorial Fountain or George Thorndike Angell Memorial Horse Fountain) is a monument commemorating George Thorndike Angell in Post Office Square in Boston, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The fountain and 7,500 square foot plaza were designed by the firm of Peabody & Stearns in 1912.

The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.

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References

1. ^ "Angell Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
2. Morgan, Keith N. (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Angell Memorial Park". SAH Archipedia. Society of Architectural Historians. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

External links

• George Thorndike Angell Park and Memorial – Boston, MA

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Architects Robert Swain Peabody John Goddard Stearns Jr. George A. Fuller Pierce P. Furber John Scudder Adkins Francis Richmond Allen Robert Day Andrews Charles L. Bevins Clarence H. Blackall Warren R. Briggs Henry Budden John Hutchins Cady Henry Ives Cobb Charles Collens Charles Sumner Frost Edward T. P. Graham Charles R. Greco S. Wesley Haynes Burnham Hoyt Charles Wilson Killam Westray Ladd Ellis F. Lawrence Ion Lewis Louis Christian Mullgardt Orlando Whitney Norcross Frederick Lincoln Savage A. C. Schweinfurth Julius A. Schweinfurth Timothy Walsh Joseph Morrill Wells Edmund M. Wheelwright Edmund Russell Willson Arthur H. Vinal
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