Temperance Fountain
The Temperance Fountain is a fountain and statue located in Washington, D.C., donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist from San Francisco, California, who was a crusader in the temperance movement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: fountain and statue in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Cogswell Temperance Fountain Memorial”
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 1,000 feet southeast of Temperance Fountain.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Temperance Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
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.
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.
Temperance Fountain
- Categories: sculpture, temperance fountain, and fountain
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8938° or 38° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-77.02166° or 77° 1′ 18″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87C4VXVH+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 574920482OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q7698307
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Temperance Fountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cogswell Temperance Fountain Memorial”
- Chinese: “禁酒噴水池”
- French: “Fontaine de tempérance à Washington”
- French: “fontaine de tempérance”
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