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Horse Show Fountain
The Horse Show Fountain, also known as the Wright-Bock Fountain, is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The fountain, first erected in 1909, has been widely attributed to both sculptor Richard Bock and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Though the fountain currently stands at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street within Scoville Park, neither the fountain nor the location is original. Its original location was 100 ft (30 m) from its present location, and the fountain was completely reconstructed in 1969 to replace the badly deteriorated original. The Scoville Park is listed as a historic district in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, but the fountain – because it is a replica – is considered a non-contributing property to the listing.
==History==
The Wright-Bock Fountain was originally built by the Oak Park Horse Show Association in 1909 and located on the curb of Lake Street, 100 feet (30.48 m) from its present location. The fountain was built to serve not only people but horses and dogs as well.〔 The fountain's design is generally believed to be a product of sculptor Richard Bock but the actual attribution is a bit fuzzy.〔 Donald P. Hallmark, a Bock historian, stated the fountain was designed by Bock between 1907 and 1908 but with the help of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.〔 Bock did much of Wright's architectural sculpture and worked, for a time, in Wright's studio in Oak Park as well.〔Robert C. Twombly, (''Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture'' ). Consulted on August 14, 2007.〕 It was Bock himself who suggested that it was Wright who pushed for the central opening in the fountain, and thus he "began to lay claim to the whole project."〔''National Register Nomination Form'', p. 20.〕 The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation claims the work as a Wright design from 1903.〔"(Frank Lloyd Wright works 1903–1904 )," ''Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation''. Retrieved 6 June 2007.〕 The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust lists Wright as the architect and Bock as the sculptor.〔Frank Lloyd Wright Architectural Guide Map, ''Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust''.〕
In 1969 the badly deteriorated original fountain was reconstructed and the replica placed in Scoville Park at the corner of Oak Park Ave. and Lake Street in Oak Park. Its new location was an area paved with brick and flanked by concrete benches.〔"( Horse Show (Horseshoe) Fountain )," ''Oak Park Tourist''. Excerpted from: Sprague, Paul E. ''Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright & Prarire School Architecture in Oak Park'' Oak Park Bicentennial Commission of the American Revolution () Oak Park Landmarks Commission, Village of Oak Park: 1986, (ISBN 0961691506). Retrieved June 6, 2007.〕〔 During the reconstruction the original materials that comprised the fountain were replaced in their entirety. The poured concrete elements of the fountain were replaced with a concrete that had a rough aggregate finish. The reconstruction work was overseen by the Oak Park Beautification Commission. John Michiels, an architect with Perkins and Will, designed the reconstruction while local sculptor Gerald Jaquard replicated Bock's relief work.〔 Alterations on the original design included lining the planters with zinc and the installation of the recessed lights. During the reconstruction, the original inscription (from the original fountain on the facade that now bears the reconstruction-dedication panel) was lost to history.〔''National Register Nomination Form'', pp. 20–21.〕
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