Temperance Fountain

This is a beautiful fountain and if he get a chance come and take a look at it and enjoy it.

Very interesting piece of architecture located off the mall.
Washington DC has a lot of these located all over town. The sad part is a lot of is not known and people walk by them everyday not paying attention. I understand there are over 200 sights like this all over the city. It is worth the time to search and discover these little gems around town. It has slowed me down to discover hidden parts of the city and learn new things.

So I pass this all the time and had no idea what the heck it was because there is nothing to explain. It always looked beautiful but just figured it was just art but with a little research I discovered what it is so mystery solved for me … now for you.
On the corner of 7^th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is the last remaining Temperance Monument, a lovely and graceful reminder of a failed social movement. Erected by Dr. Henry Daniel Cogswell, the fountain (topped by a stork) was built to encourage people to drink water rather than going to one of the nearby saloons to slake their thirst. Dr. Cogswell built similar monuments in Boston, Buffalo, Rochester, San Francisco, and Pawtucket — all since torn down. But the one in downtown DC remains, just off the Mall. Grubs ~