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In 1746, Daniel Abbott donated the land on which the fountain sits to serve as a public square and gathering place. In 1875, the cast iron fountain was conveyed to the city in the name of Abbott. The two-tiered cast iron fountain sits in a large…

Intended as a memorial sculpture for Georgiana Vallette Harvey, jewelry manufacturer Henry W. Harvey left monies in trust for the monument at his death in 1922. The twelve-foot statue of a standing Abraham Lincoln was only realized in 1958. The…

The celebrated coronet player, Bowen R. Church, was the bandmaster for the Reeve’s American Band, based in Providence and who performed concerts in Roger Williams Park in the early 1900s. The sculptor Aristide Berto Cianfarani modeled a statue of…

The portrait bust shows Garibaldi with a mustache and full beard; he wears contemporary clothing with a scarf tied at his neck. A rich blue-green color, the plaster bust is meant to be seen from the front. The bust rests atop a granite pedestal with…

The plaster bust has a verdigris patina--a rich blue-green color--to simulate bronze. Juan Pablo Duarte’s features appear to be based on an engraving of him by the American Bank Note Company. Duarte’s portrait appeared on the Dominican banknote,…

The Carrie Brown Bajnotti Memorial Fountain sits atop an elevated, circular patch of grass, enclosed by a rounded concrete curb. Around this grassy area wraps a red brick path originating from each of Burnside Park’s six points of ingress. The paths…

The Carrie Brown Bajnotti Memorial Fountain sits atop an elevated, circular patch of grass, enclosed by a rounded concrete curb. Around this grassy area wraps a red brick path originating from each of Burnside Park’s six points of ingress. The paths…

The bronze statue of Ebenezer Knight Dexter rests atop a granite pedestal. Shown in slight contrapposto with his right foot stepping off the base of the statue, Dexter grasps a partially unrolled paper with the words "To the City of Providence." With…

The Elisha Dyer Memorial, historically recognized as The Falconer, is dedicated to Elisha Dyer, a Brown University graduate (class of 1829) and the 25th Governor of Rhode Island (1857-1859). Created at the bequest of Daniel Wanton Lyman, the grandson…

The bronze statue of Esek Hopkins shows the naval commander in the dress of the American Continental Navy. He wears a waistcoat and breeches and a long coat with wide lapels and large buttons. Atop his head rests a tricorn with a cockade. Hopkins’s…