J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain

This fountain is the best-known and most-photographed of all of the Kansas City’s fountains. The fountain was created in Paris by sculptor Henri Greber in 1910 and adorned the mansion of Clarence Mackay in the gardens of his estate called "Harbor Hill" in Long Island, NY. The four large, cast bronze equestrian figures reportedly represent four mighty rivers of the world: the Rhine, the Seine, the Volga and the Mississippi. A large fire occurred in 1938, destroying the estate, and at some point the figures on the fountain were also vandalized. The figures were sold in 1951 for salvage. The Nichols family brought those figures to Kansas City. 

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This fountain is the best-known and most-photographed of all of the Kansas City’s fountains. The fountain was created in Paris by sculptor Henri Greber in 1910 and adorned the mansion of Clarence Mackay in the gardens of his estate called "Harbor Hill" in Long Island, NY. The four large, cast bronze equestrian figures reportedly represent four mighty rivers of the world: the Rhine, the Seine, the Volga and the Mississippi. A large fire occurred in 1938, destroying the estate, and at some point the figures on the fountain were also vandalized. The figures were sold in 1951 for salvage. The Nichols family brought those figures to Kansas City. 

Subject ID: 152850

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