Fontaine – Candélabre Latham – Oakland

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Fontaine – Candélabre Latham – Oakland – USA

Informations :

Fondeur: DUCEL
Adresse ou lieu-dit: 651 Preservation Park Way Oakland Californie
Localité: Oakland
Pays: USA
Continent: Amérique
Matériau: Fonte
Morphologie: statue
Titulaire(s) et droits sur les photos:
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Andrew Ruppenstein, April 26, 2009

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Fontaine – Candélabre Latham – Oakland – USA

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Fiche créée ou mise à jour par : Dominique Perchet le 7 novembre 2010

Description:

Désignation : fontaine de Diane

visible : oui

propriétaire : public

sculpteur : non précisé

Fondeur : Ducel

Preservation Park is located in Oakland, California. The park includes sixteen historic buildings, five of which stand in their original location, and eleven of which were moved from elsewhere in Oakland to avoid demolition. The sixteen houses are arranged to resemble a late 19th century Oakland neighborhood.

Inscriptions

A GIFT TO/THE CITY OF OAKLAND/FROM/EDGAR L. BOTTNER/CIVIC LEADER &/PHILANTHROPIST/1897-1990

Historique

Featuring Diana, the moon goddess, the Latham-Ducel fountain was made in Paris of cast iron, and originally stood on the grounds of the Latham Mansion at 17th and Jackson Streets. When the mansion was torn down in 1957, the fountain was moved to Knowland Park. Later it was moved to downtown Oakland, where it was part of a memorial to Daniel P. Collins, an executive secretary to Mayor Houlihan. In the 1980's the sculpture was moved to its current location.

The fountain was purchased by the Latham family in Paris in the 1870's and brought to Oakland. It was located at the Latham mansion until 1957 when the mansion was demolished. After being removed from the grounds of Latham Mansion, the fountain served as a centerpiece for a flower show. In 1957 it was moved to Knowland Park. It was later moved to downtown Oakland where it served as a memorial to Daniel P. Collins, executive secretary to Mayor Houlihan. In the 1980's it was moved to its current location in Preservation Park. Nearby plaque: A GIFT TO/THE CITY OF OAKLAND/FROM/EDGAR L. BOTTNER/CIVIC LEADER &/PHILANTHROPIST/1897-1990. IAS files contain related article from Oakland Heritage Alliance News, Spring 1983.