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AKA: University of Washington, Seattle, Drumheller Fountain; University of Washington, Seattle, Frosh Pond
Structure Type: built works - public buildings - schools - university buildings
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: constructed 1908-1909
Building History
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition's Geyser Fountain stood as an important focal point along the campus axis known as Rainier Vista, laid out by the Olmsted Brothers for the 1909 (AYPE). The fountain acted as a pointer, directing the eye up to the apparition of Mount Rainier, forty miles away.
A former UW Regent, Joseph Drumheller (1900-1970), donated the funds for a new water jet. The Bay Area landscape architect, Lawrence Halprin, was involved in renovation of the fountain for the UW Centennial celebrated in 1961.
The San Francisco architectural and engineering firm of Howard and Galloway designed the Geyser Fountain in close consultation with the Brookline, MA-landscape architectural firm, Olmsted Brothers.
The original balustrade surrounding the AYP Geyser Basin was removed at an early date.
PCAD id: 6966
