Dupont Circle Fountain

Dupont Circle Fountain

38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.9092378°N 77.0416637°W / 38.9092378; -77.0416637
Dupont Circle Fountain
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
NRHP reference No.	78000257[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1978[2]
Location	Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., United States
Designer	Daniel Chester French (sculptor) Henry Bacon (architect) Piccirilli Brothers (carver) George A. Fuller Company (contractor)
Material	Marble Concrete (base)
Width	11.6 feet (3.5 m)
Height	16 feet (4.9 m)
Opening date	May 17, 1921
Dedicated to	Samuel Francis Du Pont

The Dupont Circle Fountain, formally known as the Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial Fountain, is a fountain located in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It honors Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent American naval officer and member of the Du Pont family. The fountain replaced a statue of Du Pont that was installed in 1884. Designed by Henry Bacon and sculpted by Daniel Chester French, the fountain was dedicated in 1921. Prominent guests at the dedication ceremony included First Lady Florence Harding, Secretary of War John W. Weeks and Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby.

The fountain is one of eighteen Civil War monuments collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The marble fountain, which is adorned with three allegorical sculptures, rests on a concrete base and is surrounded by an open plaza. The fountain and surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.