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Stanley T. Pullen Fountain ME17 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
In memory of
STANLEY THOMAS PULLEN
President of Maine State Society
For the Protection of Animals
1891 - 1910
"Sweet Mercy Is Nobility's True Badge."
[Marker is on a horse watering trough, on the back side is water fountain for humans.]
Description of Fountain:
Non-operating watering trough juts out from the sidewalk onto the street. There are four basins in total, rounded at the front and back and square on the sides. The basin on the sidewalk side holds a drinking fountain for people, while others are for animals. Gargoyle fish are installed vertically on plain square columns around the central decorative element which also bears the plaques.
Fountain honors Stanley T. Pullen (1843-1910), President of the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals. The piece was maintained by the City's Public Works Department until 1961 when maintenance responsibility was transferred to the Parks and Recreation Department.
Maine Society for the Protection of Animals, 1912.
Federal St., Fire Station & Federal Courts Building, Portland, Cumberland County Maine
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