Court of Neptune Fountain | |
.jpg) Photographed in 2013 | |
| Location | Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′19″N 77°00′21″W / 38.888681°N 77.005770°W |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Roland Hinton Perry, Albert Weinert (sculptors) John L. Smithmeyer, Paul J. Pelz, Edward Pearce Casey (architects) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000000 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1965 |
| Designated DCIHS | November 8, 1964 |
The Court of Neptune Fountain is a fountain adorned with bronze sculptures made by Roland Hinton Perry and Albert Weinert in the late 1890s. Jerome Connor may have assisted in their manufacture. The architects for the project, which was completed in 1898, included John L. Smithmeyer, Paul J. Pelz, and Edward Pearce Casey, while the founding was completed by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. The fountain is located on the west side of the Thomas Jefferson Building, the main building for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The project took three years to complete.
The granite semi-circular fountain includes multiple bronze sculptures, including Neptune, his Tritons, and naiads. The fountain has been cleaned and restored on many occasions, sometimes to repair the sculptures, and other times to clean the basin and niches. As part of the Thomas Jefferson Building, it is a contributing property to the building's designation as a National Historic Landmark. The building is also listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites.