Property Record
SW CNR OF BRIDGEWATER AND JEFFERSON AVES (Marshall Park)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ronald P. Anders Memorial Pure Water Fountain |
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| Other Name: | WORLD'S PUREST WATER GROTTO |
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| Reference Number: | 3178 |
| Location (Address): | SW CNR OF BRIDGEWATER AND JEFFERSON AVES (Marshall Park) |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | Chippewa Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1976 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842021 |
| Historic Use: | monument |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Fieldstone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ROUND DOMED STRUCTURE OF ROCK WITH WATER FALL AREA. FIELDSTONE SHRINE TO THE WORLD'S PUREST WATER. 2021 - This fieldstone fountain was constructed in 1976 by the Chippewa Falls Jaycees and the Combat Construction Section of the 397th Engineering Battalion of the U.S. Army Reserve. It is a domed structure constructed with fieldstone set in roughly uniform courses, located in the center of a concrete pad and surrounded by benches at the eastern edge of Marshall Park. The fountain features a low rim in front and a high back, with water cascading from the top into the pool in the center. A dedication panel is inset flat into the front rim. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |