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The Burnside Fountain is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of two parts, a pink granite basin, and a bronze statue of a young boy riding a sea turtle. The basin was designed by architect Henry Bacon, who later designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the figure was created by sculptor . Harvey died by suicide before finishing the sculpture, and Sherry Fry completed the bronze. The Burnside Fountain was commissioned in 1905 by the city of Worcester after Harriet F. Burnside bequeathed US $5,000 to create a fountain to provide fresh water for people, horses and dogs, in the memory of her father, a prominent lawyer. The fountain was installed in 1912 in Central Square, then moved in 1969 to it

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  • Burnside Fountain (en)
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  • The Burnside Fountain is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of two parts, a pink granite basin, and a bronze statue of a young boy riding a sea turtle. The basin was designed by architect Henry Bacon, who later designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the figure was created by sculptor . Harvey died by suicide before finishing the sculpture, and Sherry Fry completed the bronze. The Burnside Fountain was commissioned in 1905 by the city of Worcester after Harriet F. Burnside bequeathed US $5,000 to create a fountain to provide fresh water for people, horses and dogs, in the memory of her father, a prominent lawyer. The fountain was installed in 1912 in Central Square, then moved in 1969 to it (en)
  • La fuente Burnside es una fuente de agua potable que no funciona en la esquina sureste de en Worcester, en el estado de Massachusetts (Estados Unidos). Consta de dos partes, una cuenca de granito rosa y una estatua de bronce de un niño montado en una tortuga marina. El conjunto de la fuente es del arquitecto , quien luego diseñó el Monumento a Lincoln en Washington D. C., y la escultura de . Harvey se suicidó antes de terminar la escultura y completó el bronce. La fuente de Burnside fue encargada en 1905 por la ciudad de Worcester después de que Harriet F. Burnside legó 5000 dólares para crear una fuente que proporcionara agua fresca a personas, caballos y perros, en memoria de su padre, un destacado abogado. La fuente se instaló en 1912 en Central Square y luego se trasladó en 1969 a su (es)
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  • Burnside Fountain (en)
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