Capitol Fountain, Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon)
- Title
- Capitol Fountain, Oregon State Capitol (Salem, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Alternative
- Sprague Fountain (Salem, Oregon)
- Creator
- Blix, William B.
- Photographer
- Ross, Marion Dean
- Creator Display
- William B. Blix (artist)
- Description
- National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 1988)
- View
- general view
- Provenance
- Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Work Type
- sculpture (visual work) outdoor sculpture public sculpture
- Location
- Salem >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- Capitol Mall, Salem, Oregon
- Date
- 1980
- View Date
- 1980-07-26
- Identifier
- pna_09782
- Item Locator
- mdr05067
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon
- Source
- Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Is Part Of
- Capitol Mall (Salem, Oregon)
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- Oregon State Capitol Information, http://www.leg.state.or.us/capinfo/
- Note
- Francis Keally, associated with the firm Trowbridge and Livingston, was the principal designer of this building which was Oregon's third capitol building. The exterior features concrete, metalwork, and four different varieties of Vermont marble. The gilded sculpture, The Pioneer, by Ulric Ellerhusen, rests atop the dome. Supported by a 23 foot marble base, the 8.5 ton statue is made of cast bronze finished with 23 karat gold leaf.