Darlington Memorial 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: sculpture by C. Paul Jennewein
- Also known as: “Joseph Darlington Fountain” and “Joseph Darlington Memorial Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,500 feet south of Darlington Memorial Fountain.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 1 mile west of Darlington Memorial Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and NoMa.
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.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Darlington Memorial Fountain
- Categories: statue, park, fountain, and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89526° or 38° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.01848° or 77° 1′ 7″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87C4VXWJ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 358958861OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5223987
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Darlington Memorial 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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include United States Court of Military Appeals and Old City Hall.
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