Scott Fountain-Belle Isle, Detroit
This is from Belle Isle in Detroit. It is a view of the Scott Fountain through the visitors gateway. The fountain was completed in 1925 and was designed by Cass Gilbert and sculpted by Herbert Adams. Scott had left the city $200,000 dollars for the statue to memorialize himself and by the time of its completion, it ended up being $500,000. Scott was a controversial figure in Detroit's history and many didn't want him to be memorialized. However, the mayor at the time and the city counsil president urged that refusing such a gift (Scott had no heirs upon his death in 1910 and bequeathed his fortune to the city) would not be desireable.
Scott Fountain-Belle Isle, Detroit
This is from Belle Isle in Detroit. It is a view of the Scott Fountain through the visitors gateway. The fountain was completed in 1925 and was designed by Cass Gilbert and sculpted by Herbert Adams. Scott had left the city $200,000 dollars for the statue to memorialize himself and by the time of its completion, it ended up being $500,000. Scott was a controversial figure in Detroit's history and many didn't want him to be memorialized. However, the mayor at the time and the city counsil president urged that refusing such a gift (Scott had no heirs upon his death in 1910 and bequeathed his fortune to the city) would not be desireable.