Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain

Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain
Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain is located in District of Columbia
Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain
LocationChevy Chase Circle, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°58′10″N 77°4′38″W / 38.96944°N 77.07722°W / 38.96944; -77.07722
Built1938
ArchitectEdward Wilton Donn
NRHP reference No.07001058 [1][2]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 2007[3]

Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain is a historic fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, on the border between the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., and the community of Chevy Chase, Maryland. The fountain was designed by Edward W. Donn Jr. in 1933 and erected in 1938. Named for Francis G. Newlands, the project was funded by Newlands' widow.[4][5] It is controlled and operated by the National Park Service as part of nearby Rock Creek Park.[6]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historical Places - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC), District of Columbia County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain". LandmarkHunter.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ Bill Turque (February 17, 2015). "Senator's descendants urge no change in name of Chevy Chase fountain". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Aaron Kraut (December 1, 2014). "D.C. Residents Want Name of 'Racist' Taken Off Chevy Chase Fountain". Bethesda Magazine. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Senator Newlands Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.