De Soto Plaza. Fountain detail. Coral Gables, Florida

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI12042405/00001

Material Information

Title:

De Soto Plaza. Fountain detail. Coral Gables, Florida

Creator:

Robinson, James

Publication Date:

1977-06

Language:

English

Physical Description:

10 X 8 in.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Coral Gables (Fla.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Coral Gables (Fla.)--History
Historic sites Florida
Urban design
Plazas--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930
Fountains--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930

Coordinates:

25.745274 x -80.275009

Notes

General Note:

The De Soto Plaza and Fountain, built in 1925, is named after Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer and conquistador. The plaza features a monumental freestanding fountain that serves as a traffic circle at the intersection of Sevilla Avenue, Granada Boulevard and De Soto Boulevard. Designed by Denman Fink, the pedestal-type fountain supports an obelisk and features four relief carvings of faces containing water jets. Vintage lanterns provide light when the dark of nights falls.

General Note:

Caption on verso: "Western Visage; City of Coral Gables, Historic Preservation Board of Review, Photographer: James Robinson, Date taken: June 1977, Subject: De Soto Fountain"

General Note:

(Ownership) Coral Gables Historical Resources Department

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Holding Location:

City of Coral Gables

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

FI12042405

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

Coral Gables Memory