Burnett Memorial Fountain

The fountain in 2014

Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain,^[1] located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan's Central Park, is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to Burnett, the author of several literary classics including The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.^[2] Created by sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh in 1936 and dedicated on May 28, 1937 by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia,^[2] it depicts Mary and Dickon from The Secret Garden.

References

↑ "Conservatory Garden". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
1 2 "Central Park: Burnett Memorial Fountain". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

External links

Burnett Memorial Fountain by David Berger (November 23, 2009), CUNY

Landmarks

Geographical features	Cedar Hill Cherry Hill Conservatory Garden Conservatory Water Great Lawn and Turtle Pond Harlem Meer Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary The Ramble and Lake Seneca Village Sheep Meadow
Sculptures	107th Infantry Memorial Alexander Hamilton Balto Christopher Columbus Cleopatra's Needle Daniel Webster Eagles and Prey The Falconer Fitz-Greene Halleck Frederick Douglass Memorial Giuseppe Mazzini Indian Hunter King Jagiello Monument Robert Burns Romeo and Juliet Samuel Finley Breese Morse Seventh Regiment Memorial Sir Walter Scott J. Marion Sims (removed 2018) The Gates (removed 2005) The Tempest Untermyer Fountain Three Dancing Maidens USS Maine National Monument Victor Herbert William Shakespeare
Other features	Arsenal Belvedere Castle Bethesda Terrace and Fountain Blockhouse Bridges Burnett Memorial Fountain Carousel Delacorte Theater Diana Ross Playground Fort Clinton Lasker Rink Mall Marionette Theatre McGowan's Pass McGown's Pass Tavern Pug Hill Richard Morris Hunt Memorial Rumsey Playfield Strawberry Fields Tavern on the Green Victorian Gardens Wollman Rink Zoo Escape hoax Zoo York Wall Zoo York

Events

Neighboring
transportation

Border roads	East: Fifth Avenue North: 110th Street South: 59th Street West: Eighth Avenue
Transverses	66th 79th 85th 97th
Subway stations	Fifth Avenue–59th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 72nd Street 81st Street 86th Street 96th Street 103rd Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street Central Park North–110th Street

People and animals

Miscellaneous

See also: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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