Corning Fountain

The two-tiered fountain was designed by sculptor J. Massey Rhind and dedicated in 1899.

It is 28 feet tall, made of bronze and granite, and features stylized Saukiog and Oneida Indians topped with the figure of a stag (hart) as Hartford's emblem.

Below the upper basin are four animal heads as water spouts (a catamount, a bear, a fox, and a beaver).

Water flows over the edges of each tier and into a large concrete basin at the base of the fountain.

The text on the bronze plaque in front of the base reads, "THIS FOUNTAIN IS / ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE / TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN B. CORNING BY HIS SON / JOHN J. CORNING 1899."