Benson Bubblers
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 Portland Parks & Recreation maintains fountains throughout the city, including one in North Portland (McCoy Fountain), one in Northeast Portland (Holladay Park Fountain), two in Northwest Portland (Jamison Square Fountain and Horse Trough Fountain), and one in Southeast Portland (The Rose Petal). 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. 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).
TitleDesigner(s) YearDescriptionImage 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 FountainJohn "Hans" Staehli1891 1979Fountain to a Rose1973A bronze fountain in the shape of a rose surrounded by 250 rose bushes and other plants. (Murase Associates)2000 (Lawrence Halprin Associates)1971 1977 1968 Loyal B. Stearns Memorial FountainA. E. Doyle & Associates1941 2000 1983 Pioneer Woman Frederic Littman1956It 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 Barrett1926(1928) 1888 1900
Regional Arts & Culture Council The following statues are owned or maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council. TitleDesigner(s) YearDescriptionImageFountain for Company H (Second Oregon Company Volunteers)John H. Beaver1914Dedicated 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. Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain Lee KellyJames Howell1975 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.
Other TitleOwnerDesigner(s) YearDescriptionImageCharles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial FountainMetro/Oregon ZooRichard Beyer1983The 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.Essential ForcesPortland Trail Blazers1995Two stone pillars. The pillars used to shoot out fire.Horse Trough FountainPortland Water Bureau
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