Joseph Darlington Fountain

The Darlington Memorial Fountain, also known as the Joseph Darlington Fountain, Nymph and Fawn, and Darlington Fountain, is a sculpture by C. Paul Jennewein atop a fountain in honor of Joseph James Darlington.

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Type: Park
Description: sculpture by C. Paul Jennewein
Also known as: “Darlington Fountain” and “Darlington Memorial Fountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

National Gallery of Art

Museum

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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Joseph Darlington Fountain

Categories: statue and fountain
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89539° or 38° 53′ 43″ north

Longitude

-77.01831° or 77° 1′ 6″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXWJ+5M

GeoNames ID

4139262

Wikidata ID

Q5223987

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Joseph Darlington Fountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Joseph Darlington Fountain”
French: “fontaine du Darlington Memorial”
French: “Fontaine du mémorial Darlington”
Portuguese: “Fonte Memorial Darlington”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include United States Court of Military Appeals and Old City Hall.

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