Prefontaine Fountain
Prefontaine Fountain is a fountain by Carl Frelinghuysen Gould, installed at Prefontaine Place, a small park in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, Washington, near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: public fountain in Downtown Seattle
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King County Courthouse and Pioneer Square station.
King County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The King County Courthouse is the administrative building housing the judicial branch of King County, Washington's government. It is located in downtown Seattle, just north of Pioneer Square.
Pioneer Square station
Railway station
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pioneer Square station is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located under 3rd Avenue at James Street, between Symphony and International District/Chinatown stations. Pioneer Square station is situated 340 feet north of Prefontaine Fountain.
Smith Tower
Office building
Photo: NorthLights, CC BY 2.5.
Smith Tower is a skyscraper in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 462 ft tower was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seattle and Downtown Seattle.
Seattle
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area.
Downtown Seattle
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Packed between Elliott Bay and the hilly neighborhoods to the east, Downtown Seattle unsurprisingly contains the city's bustling financial and retail district.
Pioneer Square-International District
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood, showcasing a wealth of art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, cool restaurants, and buzzing nightclubs within easy walking distance of Downtown.
Prefontaine Fountain
- Categories: fountain, body of water, and tourism
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.60187° or 47° 36′ 7″ northLongitude
-122.33084° or 122° 19′ 51″ westOpen location code
84VVJM29+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 332591271OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap feature
water=fountainOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q51818433
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Prefontaine Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة بريفونتين”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prefontaine Place and Chief Seattle Club.
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Explore places such as Flame Catering Cafe and Yesler Way & 2nd Avenue South.
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