Sleepy Hollow Fountain
Collection: Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD)
1930
Concrete
Location:
Sleepy Hollow Park, Sleepy Hollow Fountain, 1930
Mockingbird Ln.
Houston, TX 77019
About the Artwork:
Sleepy Hollow Fountain (1930)
by unknown
Fountains were built to provide water for drinking and bathing for people as early as ancient Sumer and Egypt. They were used for decoration in the Middle Ages to glorify and beautify gardens, parks, and town squares. This concrete fountain, built in 1930, complements Sleepy Hollow Park in River Oaks. River Oaks was Houston’s first master planned community, purchased in the 1920s by Michael and William Hogg, sons of former Texas governor Jim Hogg, and Hugh Potter, president of Houston’s City Planning Commission. The community operated independently, which excluded Black people, Jewish people, and other minorities, for three years before being annexed by the City of Houston in 1927. Sleepy Hollow Park may get its name from a village, known as ‘Sleeper’s Haven’ starting in 1655, in Westchester County, New York, originally known as North Tarrytown until Washington Irving’s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” made the nickname famous. Each side of the octagonal fountain features a festoon, which is a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, and ribbons, while in the middle is a pedestal with a cherub, a winged angelic being that protected the Garden of Eden, holding a bowl, which may have spouted water at some point.
Fuente de Sleepy Hollow (1930)
por desconocido
Sleepy Hollow Fountain (1930)
by unknown
Fountains were built to provide water for drinking and bathing for people as early as ancient Sumer and Egypt. They were used for decoration in the Middle Ages to glorify and beautify gardens, parks, and town squares. This concrete fountain, built in 1930, complements Sleepy Hollow Park in River Oaks. River Oaks was Houston’s first master planned community, purchased in the 1920s by Michael and William Hogg, sons of former Texas governor Jim Hogg, and Hugh Potter, president of Houston’s City Planning Commission. The community operated independently, which excluded Black people, Jewish people, and other minorities, for three years before being annexed by the City of Houston in 1927. Sleepy Hollow Park may get its name from a village, known as ‘Sleeper’s Haven’ starting in 1655, in Westchester County, New York, originally known as North Tarrytown until Washington Irving’s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” made the nickname famous. Each side of the octagonal fountain features a festoon, which is a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, and ribbons, while in the middle is a pedestal with a cherub, a winged angelic being that protected the Garden of Eden, holding a bowl, which may have spouted water at some point.
Fuente de Sleepy Hollow (1930)
por desconocido
Las fuentes se construyeron originalmente para proporcionar agua para beber y bañar a la gente ya en la antigua Sumeria y Egipto. Se utilizaron con usos decorativos en la Edad Media para glorificar y embellecer jardines, parques, y plazas de las ciudades. Esta fuente de hormigón, construida en 1930, complementa el Parque de Sleepy Hollow en River Oaks. River Oaks fue la primera comunidad planificada de Houston, adquirida en la década de 1920 por Michael y William Hogg, hijos del exgobernador de Texas Jim Hogg, y Hugh Potter, presidente de la Comisión de Planificación Urbana de Houston. La comunidad funcionó de forma independiente, lo que excluyó a los negros, los judíos, y otras minorías, durante tres años antes de ser anexada por la ciudad de Houston en 1927. El Parque de Sleepy Hollow puede obtener su nombre de un pueblo, conocido como "Sleeper's Haven" a partir de 1655, en el condado de Westchester, Nueva York, originalmente conocido como North Tarrytown hasta que el cuento de Washington Irving de 1820 "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow" hizo famoso el apodo. Cada lado de la fuente octogonal presenta un festón, que es una cadena decorativa de flores, hojas, y cintas, mientras que en el medio hay un pedestal con un querubín, un ser angelical alado que protegía el Jardín del Edén, sosteniendo un cuenco, del que pudo haber brotado agua antes.