The "Fourth Dolphin"

The "Fourth Dolphin" (HM1NMR)

Location: Kansas City, MO 64111 Jackson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 2.566', W 94° 35.242'

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of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain

The sculptures of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain were originally created by French sculptor Henri Leon Greber in 1910 for a fountain in the formal garden at Harbor Hill, the Long Island, New York estate of Clarence and Katherine Mackay.
During the Great Depression, the Mackay fortune was lost. The art collection was later sold off and the grand estate was eventually demolished and redeveloped.
In 1947, the Singer family of Greenvale, New York purchased one of the fountain's smaller sculptures of children playing on a fish (conventionally called a "dolphin"). They kept it as a family treasure for over 60 years, never knowing what became of the remaining sculptures.
The Singer family discovered their sculpture's relationship to Kansas City's popular J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain through the internet in 2008. The original "Fourth Dolphin" was purchased by the City, and rejoined the other sculptures during a major fountain renovation in 2015.
Miller Nichols and the Nichols family purchased the other sculptures in 1959, to create a memorial fountain in honor of his father, Jesse Clyde Nichols. He hired artist Herman Frederick Simon to recreate a similar piece to fill in for the missing "Fourth Dolphin" and other missing parts.
This sculpture is the replica "Fourth Dolphin" which held a place in the fountain from 1960 to 2014 and remains a valued piece in Kansas City's art collection.
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HM NumberHM1NMR
Year Placed2015
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 6th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 362626 N 4322721
Decimal Degrees39.04276667, -94.58736667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 2.566', W 94° 35.242'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 2' 33.96" N, 94° 35' 14.52" W
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Area Code(s)816, 913, 314
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4680 Main St, Kansas City MO 64111, US
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