Explore the History of this artwork, Drake Fountain.
John B. Drake, owner of the city's Grand Pacific Hotel and later the Drake and Blackstone Hotels, gave the fountain to the residents so those in The Loop would have chilled drinking water.  The structure was designed by Richard Henry Park and originally stood on Washington Street adjacent to Chicago City Hall.  The monument was dedicated in December 1892 to the 400th anniversary of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus.  In 1906, it was moved to LaSalle Street and, in 1909, to its present site.
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