PARK FACT:
One of the elms in Tompkins Square Park is an important monument for members of the Hare Krishna movement.
Tompkins Square Park
Temperance Fountain 
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- Sculptor: Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Description: Square kiosk with four supporting columns over a drinking fountain, finial female figure on pedestal
- Materials: Kiosk (and fountain?)--gray North Jay granite; original figure--zinc; replacement figure--bronze
- Cast: ca. 1888
- Dedicated: 1990
- Foundry: Replacement figure--Manhattan Molds & Cast Inc., 307 West Broadway, New York, NY 10003 (212) 564-3998
- Donor: Henry Cogswell; Moderation Society
Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of installation.
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