See main article: Benson Bubbler. More than fifty drinking fountains called Benson Bubblers, named after Simon Benson and designed by A. E. Doyle, are located in and around downtown Portland.
Portland Parks & Recreation maintains fountains throughout the city,[1] including one in North Portland (McCoy Fountain),[2] one in Northeast Portland (Holladay Park Fountain),[3] two in Northwest Portland (Jamison Square Fountain and Horse Trough Fountain),[4] and one in Southeast Portland (The Rose Petal).[5] Fountains in Southwest Portland maintained by the agency include: Animals in Pools, Chiming Fountain, The Dreamer, Keller Fountain, Lovejoy Fountain, Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, Salmon Street Springs, Shemanski Fountain, Skidmore Fountain, and Thompson Elk Fountain.[6] The Portland Water Bureau has published a two-hour, 2.6-mile self-guided tour featuring twelve fountains in Southwest Portland (with an optional extension to Jamison Square Fountain in Northwest Portland).[7]
| width=20% | Title | width=20% | Designer(s) | Year | width=60% | Description | width=100px class=unsortable | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Georgia Gerber's Animals in Pools includes ten trough-style fountains. The fountains contain 25 bronze sculptures of animals found in the Pacific Northwest. The pieces were installed in 1986 as part of the Local Improvement District affiliated with TriMet's MAX Light Rail. | |||||||
(officially Untitled) | 1977 | |||||||
| Chiming Fountain | John "Hans" Staehli | 1891 | ||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
| Fountain to a Rose | 1973 | A bronze fountain in the shape of a rose surrounded by 250 rose bushes and other plants.[8] | ||||||
(Murase Associates) | 2000 | |||||||
(Lawrence Halprin Associates) | 1971 | |||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain | A. E. Doyle & Associates | 1941 | ||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| Frederic Littman | 1956 | It depicts a standing female figure with her hair flying behind her, holding a baby in her outstretched arms. | ||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||
(Rebecca at the Well) | Oliver Laurence Barrett | 1926 (1928) | ||||||
| 1888 | ||||||||
| 1900 | ||||||||
The following statues are owned or maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
| Title | Designer(s) | Year | Description | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain for Company H (Second Oregon Company Volunteers) | John H. Beaver | 1914 | Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment killed in service during the Spanish–American War. It features a drinking fountain within a clamshell-shaped canopy and measures approximately 89 x 63 x 31 in.[9] | ||
| Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain | Lee KellyJames Howell | 1975 | The Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain is an abstract stainless steel fountain with a path through the middle. It was built to honor Frank E. Beach who christened Portland the "City of Roses" and proposed the Rose Festival.[10] |
| Title | Owner | Designer(s) | Year | Description | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain | Metro/Oregon Zoo | Richard Beyer | 1983 | The figure group, installed at the Oregon Zoo, depicts a man talking to a standing female child and several animals, including an ape, lion, monkey, two wolves and a wolf cub. The man is shown with a monkey behind him and a lion and wolf cub at his feet.[11] | ||
| Essential Forces | Portland Trail Blazers | 1995 | Two stone pillars. The pillars used to shoot out fire.[12] | |||
| Horse Trough Fountain | Portland Water Bureau |