Mums the Word at Ridgefield's Cass Gilbert Fountain

Fall for the Cass Gilbert Fountain

If you have driven (or walked) down Main Street this week, you may have noticed that the Cass Gilbert Fountain is bedecked for fall! Beautiful yellow mums have been carefully planted around the landmark Fountain.

A big thank you to Mary and Steve Hicks who comprise Ridgefield's Fountain Committee. This dynamic duo is dedicated to the beautification of our town landmark. 

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? Charles Pankenier, a local historian who passed away a few years back, 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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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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