LaFayette Fountain

LaFayette Fountain
ArtistLorado Taft
Year1887
Typemarble
Dimensions4.9 m diameter (16 ft);
figure 6 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft (1.83 m × 0.91 m × 0.91 m),
pedestal 12 ft (3.7 m) and 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) diameter
LocationLafayette, Indiana

Lafayette Fountain is an 1887 fountain by sculptor Lorado Taft, in the grounds of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette, Indiana. The fountain is composed of a number of tiered bowls with a marble statue of the Marquis de LaFayette on top. He holds a sword next to his heart in his right hand and has a cape draped over his left arm.