RON HENGGELER |
February 14, 2008
Fountain by Earl Cummings
Golden Gate Park
Music Concourse
The Rideout Memorial Fountain – 1924
The fountain, dedicated in 1924, was made possible with a $10,000 gift from Corrine Rideout. Corrine Rideout was the widow of banker Norman Rideout. Mr. Rideout came from Maine to Oroville, California and opened a bank. He successfully opened five more in the central valley of California. After his death in 1907 his widow sold them to A.P. Giannini, founder of the Bank of Italy later to become the Bank of America. The cast stone pool was designed by architect Herbert A. Schmidt. The statue is by M. Earl Cummings. The original intention was for the statue to be of bronze, but the budget did not allow it. |
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