5/5 Johann G. 9 months ago on Google • 854 reviews
A
real
oasis
to
relax
and
switch
off
in
the
urban
jungle.
The
Jacob
Wrey
Mold
Fountain
was
originally
installed
in
1871
in
City
Hall
Park
in
Lower
Manhattan.
The
fountain
was
designed
by
Jacob
Mold,
who
served
as
chief
architect
of
the
New
York
City
Parks
Department.
The
fountain
features
a
wide,
multicolored
granite
basin
with
semicircular
pools
on
either
side
and
a
central
cascade.
In
1920,
the
fountain
was
dismantled
and
shipped
to
Crotona
Park
in
the
Bronx,
where
it
remained
in
obscurity
until
1998.
At
that
time,
plans
were
approved
to
move
the
fountain
to
its
original
location
downtown,
a
move
that
coincided
with
the
major
renovation-opening
of
the
renovated
park.
A
condition
assessment
was
conducted
on
the
remaining
granite
surrounding
walls
of
the
fountain.
Plans
were
developed
for
the
relocation
and
restoration
of
the
pool
so
that
the
finished
fountain
could
serve
as
the
centerpiece
of
the
rededication
of
the
town
hall
park
in
2000.
The
existing
brickwork
was
stripped
of
overpainting
and
the
cornerstones
were
replaced
with
reproductions
of
the
originals.
Other
lost
bronze
and
granite
elements
were
recreated
from
the
original
drawings
and
early
photographs.
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