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| In 1860, Tyler Davidson and Henry Probasco first discussed the idea of presenting to the people of Cincinnati a fountain - an object of beauty and utility to the city where the brothers-in-law, partners and close friends made their fortune in the hardware business. In 1865, Davidson died before any specific plans had been made. Probasco sold their business and chose to pursue the purchase of a fountain as a practical use to the people and a memorial to Tyler Davidson. Henry Probasco traveled Europe in search of a fountain that bore no mythological intent nor conventional design. When Probasco came upon the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, at Munich, Ferdinand von Miller introduced to him the drawings of August von Kreling. Von Kreling's design depicted people in everyday pursuits enjoying the many blessings and uses of water. Probasco placed the order for the fountain. After three years of casting, it was dedicated on October 6, 1871 in lavish ceremonies on Probasco Place - later named Fountain Square. |
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