The Probasco Fountain is a large fountain in

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. Built of

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on a base of

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,Gordon, Stephen C., and Elisabeth H. Tuttle. '.

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, 1978-12-11. Accessed 2010-09-30. the fountain was constructed in 1887 according to a design by Samuel Hannaford. The fountain is named for its donor,

Henry Probasco Henry Probasco (born in Newtown, Connecticut on 4 July 1820; died 25 October 1902) was an American hardware magnate noted for the Tyler Davidson Fountain, Probasco Fountain and the Henry Probasco House. He had an interest in art and was selected ...

, a Cincinnati resident who also gave the city the Tyler Davidson Fountain. Built as a drinking fountain for the residents of the surrounding neighborhood of

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, it is composed of four separate drinking basins: one each for humans, horses, dogs, and birds. Measuring high, the fountain is composed of a central column that is crowned with a piece shaped like the cap of a mushroom.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 654. Located along Clifton Avenue near that street's intersection with Woolper Avenue, the Probasco Fountain is a

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, which is listed on the

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. In 1980, the fountain itself was added to the Register, along with dozens of other buildings designed by Samuel Hannaford in Cincinnati and other parts of Hamilton County.

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{{Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR Buildings and structures completed in 1887 Bronze sculptures in Ohio Fountains in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Cincinnati Historic district contributing properties in Ohio Drinking fountains in the United States Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio

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