Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Rockefeller Fountain, New York Zoological Park
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Landmark Name:
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Rockefeller Fountain, New York Zoological Park
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LP Number:
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LP-00109
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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2/20/1968
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Address:
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New York Zoological Park, inside East Fordham Road
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BIN:
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2000000
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BBL:
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2031200020
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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3120
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Lot:
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20
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Architect or Builder:
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Biago Catella
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Date of Construction:
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1872
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Heins & LaFarge
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1910
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Owner or Developer:
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New York Zoological Society
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Style Primary:
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Not determined
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Material Primary:
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Marble
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Use Original:
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Institutional, sculpture and fountain
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Building Type:
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Fountain
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Notes:
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The fountain itself, by Biago Catella, is set onto an exuberant basin designed by the architects of Baird Court, Heins & LaFarge.
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File Name:
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LP0109_006.tif
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