This week found many local breaking out their winter coats once again. Ridgefield's landmark Fountain joins you in putting on a winter coat.
Today, men with Plexiglass were spotted at the Cass Gilbert Fountain. First the cage, now the coat of armor. We all know what's coming.
Ridgefield’s landmark fountain was donated to the town in 1916 by renowned architect Cass Gilbert, within sight of his summer home in the historic Keeler Tavern. During his time in Ridgefield, Gilbert designed the 1913 Woolworth Building, for many years the world’s tallest skyscraper, as well as the 1935 Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
Did you know? Local historian Charles Pankenier penned a book about the Fountain, Cass Gilbert Comes Home to the Cannon Ball House. It is available for purchase (ebook) via Barnes & Noble here.
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