San Francisco Points of Interest

Phoebe Hearst Fountain and de Young Museum Phoebe Hearst Fountain and de Young Museum
21 March 2007
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Phoebe Hearst Fountain
Music Concourse
Golden Gate Park
1926

This cast stone fountain, a tribute to Phoebe Apperson Hearst, stands on the south side of the music concourse in front of the California Academy of Sciences. The photograph shows the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in the background.

The fountain contributes to the Golden Gate Park Historic District.

Source: NRHP Nomination for Golden Gate Park Historic District submitted July 2004

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