Fountains For Houston

[Houston19514]

I don't think we can really count fountains at apartment complexes or corporate buildings as public.  If that is the case then there are thousands more fountains all around in the myriad retention ponds, residential developments out in the "burbs" and elsewhere.

 

 

No one actually said anything about the fountains being "public".  This list was started as a comparison to Kansas City's list of fountains, which includes fountains in shopping centers and other privately-owned fountains and also includes suburban fountains.  I have included all fountains that are in locations that are generally visible by the public.  Since I do not see any indoor fountains in KC's list, I have not included indoor fountains on our list either.

 

Feel free to add the thousands more fountains all around the metro area of which you are aware.  ;-)

[Houston19514]

1. Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown)

2. Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown)

3. Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown)

4. Main Street Square (downtown)

5.Tranquility Park (downtown)

6. Jones Plaza (downtown)

7. Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown)

8. Allen Center Courtyard (downtown)

9. Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown)

10. Cotswold #1 (downtown)

11. Cotswold #2 (downtown)

12. Cotswold #3 (downtown)

13. Cotswold #4 (downtown)

14. Cotswold #5 (downtown)

15. Cotswold #6 (downtown)

16. Cotswold #7 (downtown)

17. Cotswold #8 (downtown)

18. Cotswold #9 (downtown)

19. Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown)

20. Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown)

21. 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown)

22. Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown)

23. Sesquicentennial Park (downtown)

24. Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park)

25. Mecom Fountain (Museum District)

26. Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center)

27. Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center)

28. HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict)

29. HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District)

30. Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District)

31. Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District)

32. George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District)

33. Midtown Square (midtown)

34. South Main Baptist (midtown)

35. Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District)

36. MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District)

37. MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District)

38. Caruth Plaza fountain (Reliant Park)

39. Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U)

40. Jones College Fountain (Rice U)

41. Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U)

42. Jamail Plaza (Rice U)

43. Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown)

44. The Transco Waterwall (Uptown)

45. Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown)

46. Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown)

47. Uptown Park fountain (Uptown)

48. Royal Sonesta (Uptown)

49. Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown)

50. America Tower (Allen Parkway)

51. Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway)

52. Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown)

53. Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown)

54. Market Square table fountain (downtown)

55. Root Memorial Square (downtown)

56. Sisters of Charity Park (downtown)

57. Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District)

58. Christ Church Cathedral (downtown)

59. Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH)

60. MD Anderson LIbrary fountain (UH)

61. The Williams Fountain (HBU)

62.Farish Hall fountain (UH)

63. Regency Square

64. Fountainview 1

65. Fountainview 2

66. Fountainview 3

67. Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands)

68. Market Square fountain (The Woodlands)

69. Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands)

70. Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands)

71. City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre)

72. Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown)

73. Hobby Airport (Hobby)

74. Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood)

75. The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford)

76. Reliant Park South Main fountains (Reliant Park)

77. Memorial Hermann (Medical Center)

78.Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center)

79. MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center)

80. MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe (Medical Center)

81. Asia Society Texas (Museum District)

82. Bell Park (Museum District)

83. Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway)

84. Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway)

85. Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston)

86. Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston)

87. Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston)

88. Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston)

89. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston)

90. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston)

91. Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston)

92. The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston)

93. San Luis (Galveston)

94. Moody Gardens (Galveston)

95. Chase Tower (downtown)

96. Jones Hall (downtown)

97. Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown)

98. Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park)

99. Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose)

100. Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park)

101. Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown)

102. Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston

103.

 

 

Edited October 21, 2013 by Houston19514

[arche_757]

Ah. I see.  I looked at just a few on there and didn't see that there were some at Cabela's and at other commercial entities.

 

How odd to list "The Fountains at Cabela's" as a source of pride on a civic minded website (for a city that size).

 

Then count on my good man - count on... but you may want to leave the Woodlands fountains off (since that techically isn't Houston)?

[Houston19514]

Ah. I see.  I looked at just a few on there and didn't see that there were some at Cabela's and at other commercial entities.

 

How odd to list "The Fountains at Cabela's" as a source of pride on a civic minded website (for a city that size).

 

Then count on my good man - count on... but you may want to leave the Woodlands fountains off (since that techically isn't Houston)?

 

Again, the Kansas City list also includes suburban fountains, so metro area it is.

 

[arche_757]

Then don't forget Galveston.  The city actually has quite a few smaller public fountains that were donated by wealthy individuals a century ago so horses could have access to water.  They may not spray as high, but most of them still work I believe.

[Houston19514]

Then don't forget Galveston.  The city actually has quite a few smaller public fountains that were donated by wealthy individuals a century ago so horses could have access to water.  They may not spray as high, but most of them still work I believe.

 

I had not forgotten Galveston, just had not gotten to it yet.  Please contribute listings as you can.

 

(and if one looks carefully at the pictures of the Kansas City fountains, I'm not so sure "working" is even a requirement.  Several of KC's look bone-dry.)

Edited October 21, 2013 by Houston19514

[Houston19514]

1. Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown)

2. Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown)

3. Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown)

4. Main Street Square (downtown)

5.Tranquility Park (downtown)

6. Jones Plaza (downtown)

7. Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown)

8. Allen Center Courtyard (downtown)

9. Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown)

10. Cotswold #1 (downtown)

11. Cotswold #2 (downtown)

12. Cotswold #3 (downtown)

13. Cotswold #4 (downtown)

14. Cotswold #5 (downtown)

15. Cotswold #6 (downtown)

16. Cotswold #7 (downtown)

17. Cotswold #8 (downtown)

18. Cotswold #9 (downtown)

19. Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown)

20. Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown)

21. 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown)

22. Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown)

23. Sesquicentennial Park (downtown)

24. Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park)

25. Mecom Fountain (Museum District)

26. Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center)

27. Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center)

28. HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict)

29. HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District)

30. Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District)

31. Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District)

32. George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District)

33. Midtown Square (midtown)

34. South Main Baptist (midtown)

35. Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District)

36. MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District)

37. MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District)

38. Caruth Plaza fountain (Reliant Park)

39. Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U)

40. Jones College Fountain (Rice U)

41. Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U)

42. Jamail Plaza (Rice U)

43. Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown)

44. The Transco Waterwall (Uptown)

45. Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown)

46. Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown)

47. Uptown Park fountain (Uptown)

48. Royal Sonesta (Uptown)

49. Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown)

50. America Tower (Allen Parkway)

51. Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway)

52. Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown)

53. Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown)

54. Market Square table fountain (downtown)

55. Root Memorial Square (downtown)

56. Sisters of Charity Park (downtown)

57. Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District)

58. Christ Church Cathedral (downtown)

59. Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH)

60. MD Anderson LIbrary fountain (UH)

61. The Williams Fountain (HBU)

62.Farish Hall fountain (UH)

63. Regency Square

64. Fountainview 1

65. Fountainview 2

66. Fountainview 3

67. Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands)

68. Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands)

69. Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands)

70. Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands)

71. City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre)

72. Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown)

73. Hobby Airport (Hobby)

74. Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood)

75. The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford)

76. Reliant Park South Main fountains (Reliant Park)

77. Memorial Hermann (Medical Center)

78.Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center)

79. MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center)

80. MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe (Medical Center)

81. Asia Society Texas (Museum District)

82. Bell Park (Museum District)

83. Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway)

84. Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway)

85. Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston)

86. Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston)

87. Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston)

88. Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston)

89. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston)

90. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston)

91. Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston)

92. The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston)

93. San Luis (Galveston)

94. Moody Gardens (Galveston)

95. Chase Tower (downtown)

96. Jones Hall (downtown)

97. Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown)

98. Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park)

99. Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose)

100. Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park)

101. Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown)

102. Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston

103. Sugar Land Town Square (Sugar Land)

104. The Woodlands Mall 1 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

105. The Woodlands Mall 2 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

106. Anadarko Tower (The Woodlands)

107. 1455 West Loop South (Uptown)

108. Landry's HQ 1 (Uptown)

109. Landry's HQ 2 (Uptown)

110. Hess Tower (Downtown)

111. Second Baptist (Houston)

112. The Diana Fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

113. Mrs. Parker's Founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

114. Cascading founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

115. East Garden founatin, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

116. Kemah Boardwalk 1 (Bay Area)

117. Kemah Boardwalk 2 (Bay Area)

118.

 

Edited October 21, 2013 by Houston19514

[ChannelTwoNews]

Some that came to my mind...

 

One Sugar Creek Place Fountain - Sugar Land
Sugar Creek Entry Fountains - Sugar Land
Brazos Town Center Fountain - Rosenberg
City of Rosenberg South Welcome Sign/Waterfall - Rosenberg
George Memorial Library Amphitheater Fountain - Richmond

[Montrose1100]

Seriously you are putting this on the list? I took fountain view today just for this thread.

Bow down in defeat world, this is your new Fountain God.

Edited October 22, 2013 by Montrose1100

[august948]

Seriously you are putting this on the list? I took fountain view today just for this thread.

Bow down in defeat world, this is your new Fountain God.

 

A gravity-defying, vertical-mounted fountain!  The world better bow down in defeat!

 

[Houston19514]

Seriously you are putting this on the list? I took fountain view today just for this thread.

Yes. Seriously. It's a fountain. It's on the list. Get over it.

[Montrose1100]

Yes. Seriously. It's a fountain. It's on the list. Get over it.

It's an embarrassment. Sorry the photo shows up rotated like that. When I posted it, it was normal.

 

Anyways, continue with your list, Just promise me you won't forget to add the royal blue colored water fountains found at the nearest put-put coarse near you.

 

P.S. Also please add the 2 story fountains in the Lobby of the Sawyer Heights Lofts. 

Edited October 23, 2013 by Montrose1100

[Houston19514]

1. Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown)

2. Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown)

3. Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown)

4. Main Street Square (downtown)

5.Tranquility Park (downtown)

6. Jones Plaza (downtown)

7. Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown)

8. Allen Center Courtyard (downtown)

9. Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown)

10. Cotswold #1 (downtown)

11. Cotswold #2 (downtown)

12. Cotswold #3 (downtown)

13. Cotswold #4 (downtown)

14. Cotswold #5 (downtown)

15. Cotswold #6 (downtown)

16. Cotswold #7 (downtown)

17. Cotswold #8 (downtown)

18. Cotswold #9 (downtown)

19. Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown)

20. Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown)

21. 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown)

22. Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown)

23. Sesquicentennial Park (downtown)

24. Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park)

25. Mecom Fountain (Museum District)

26. Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center)

27. Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center)

28. HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict)

29. HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District)

30. Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District)

31. Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District)

32. George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District)

33. Midtown Square (midtown)

34. South Main Baptist (midtown)

35. Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District)

36. MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District)

37. MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District)

38. Caruth Plaza fountain (Reliant Park)

39. Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U)

40. Jones College Fountain (Rice U)

41. Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U)

42. Jamail Plaza (Rice U)

43. Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown)

44. The Transco Waterwall (Uptown)

45. Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown)

46. Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown)

47. Uptown Park fountain (Uptown)

48. Royal Sonesta (Uptown)

49. Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown)

50. America Tower (Allen Parkway)

51. Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway)

52. Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown)

53. Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown)

54. Market Square table fountain (downtown)

55. Root Memorial Square (downtown)

56. Sisters of Charity Park (downtown)

57. Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District)

58. Christ Church Cathedral (downtown)

59. Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH)

60. MD Anderson LIbrary fountain (UH)

61. The Williams Fountain (HBU)

62.Farish Hall fountain (UH)

63. Regency Square

64. Fountainview 1

65. Fountainview 2

66. Fountainview 3

67. Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands)

68. Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands)

69. Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands)

70. Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands)

71. City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre)

72. Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown)

73. Hobby Airport (Hobby)

74. Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood)

75. The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford)

76. Reliant Park South Main fountains (Reliant Park)

77. Memorial Hermann (Medical Center)

78.Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center)

79. MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center)

80. MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe (Medical Center)

81. Asia Society Texas (Museum District)

82. Bell Park (Museum District)

83. Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway)

84. Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway)

85. Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston)

86. Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston)

87. Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston)

88. Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston)

89. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston)

90. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston)

91. Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston)

92. The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston)

93. San Luis (Galveston)

94. Moody Gardens (Galveston)

95. Chase Tower (downtown)

96. Jones Hall (downtown)

97. Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown)

98. Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park)

99. Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose)

100. Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park)

101. Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown)

102. Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston

103. Sugar Land Town Square (Sugar Land)

104. The Woodlands Mall 1 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

105. The Woodlands Mall 2 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

106. Anadarko Tower (The Woodlands)

107. 1455 West Loop South (Uptown)

108. Landry's HQ 1 (Uptown)

109. Landry's HQ 2 (Uptown)

110. Hess Tower (Downtown)

111. Second Baptist (Houston)

112. The Diana Fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

113. Mrs. Parker's Founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

114. Cascading founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

115. East Garden founatin, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

116. Kemah Boardwalk 1 (Bay Area)

117. Kemah Boardwalk 2 (Bay Area)

118. One Sugar Creek Place Fountain (Sugar Land)
119. Sugar Creek Entry Fountains (Sugar Land)
120. Brazos Town Center Fountain (Rosenberg)
121. City of Rosenberg South Welcome Sign/Waterfall (Rosenberg)
122. George Memorial Library Amphitheater Fountain (Richmond)

123. KBR Tower, Cullen Center (Downtown)

124.

 

(Hat tip to ChannelTwoNews for Nos. 118-122.)

Edited October 23, 2013 by Houston19514

[august948]

Chinese-style koi pond/fountain at Hong Kong Mall on Bellaire at Boone.

[KinkaidAlum]

This is sad. I love Houston and I only included the list of KC Fountains because you were claiming KC didn't really impress you. Sure, that list had some suburban fountains and some in malls, but the public fountains are impressive when you consider the size differential of the two cities. I have a bird feeder in my back yard, do you want to add it to the list?

 

I am a fourth generation Houstonian, but we do ourselves no favors when we compile stupid lists like "most theatre seats in a theatre district outside of Broadway" or list ever damn fountain no matter how small, how unaccessible, or how ugly just to show a city with 1.8 million fewer residents that we are the BOSS.

[Houston19514]

This is sad. I love Houston and I only included the list of KC Fountains because you were claiming KC didn't really impress you. Sure, that list had some suburban fountains and some in malls, but the public fountains are impressive when you consider the size differential of the two cities. I have a bird feeder in my back yard, do you want to add it to the list?

 

I am a fourth generation Houstonian, but we do ourselves no favors when we compile stupid lists like "most theatre seats in a theatre district outside of Broadway" or list ever damn fountain no matter how small, how unaccessible, or how ugly just to show a city with 1.8 million fewer residents that we are the BOSS.

 

Relax.  No one is trying to claim we are the BOSS based on a list of fountains.  Just compiling a list of Houston's fountains for comparison and out of curiosity.

 

I enjoyed the KC list you posted and am glad that someone in KC had the pride in their city to compile the list (such a list in Houston would obviously be dismissed as "stupid").  KC has a nice collection of fountains, most of which even appear to have water in them ;-)   

 

What is sad is the constant self-loathing of so many Houstonians.  Why must we dismiss any list or claims made about Houston as "stupid," but lists and claims made by other cities (like, for example, "the most fountains of any city outside Rome") are apparently to remain unquestioned and uncompared?

 

We do ourselves no favors when we refuse to be aware of, recognize or acknowledge what we have in Houston.

Edited October 24, 2013 by Houston19514

[Houston19514]

WARNING - the following is a list of fountains in the Houston metropolitan area.  If you find the acknowledgement or listing of positive attributes of our city to be stupid or offensive, hit the back button on your browser.  ;-)

 

1. Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown)

2. Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown)

3. Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown)

4. Main Street Square (downtown)

5.Tranquility Park (downtown)

6. Jones Plaza (downtown)

7. Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown)

8. Allen Center Courtyard (downtown)

9. Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown)

10. Cotswold #1 (downtown)

11. Cotswold #2 (downtown)

12. Cotswold #3 (downtown)

13. Cotswold #4 (downtown)

14. Cotswold #5 (downtown)

15. Cotswold #6 (downtown)

16. Cotswold #7 (downtown)

17. Cotswold #8 (downtown)

18. Cotswold #9 (downtown)

19. Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown)

20. Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown)

21. 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown)

22. Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown)

23. Sesquicentennial Park (downtown)

24. Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park)

25. Mecom Fountain (Museum District)

26. Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center)

27. Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center)

28. HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict)

29. HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District)

30. Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District)

31. Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District)

32. George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District)

33. Midtown Square (midtown)

34. South Main Baptist (midtown)

35. Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District)

36. MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District)

37. MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District)

38. Caruth Plaza fountain (Reliant Park)

39. Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U)

40. Jones College Fountain (Rice U)

41. Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U)

42. Jamail Plaza (Rice U)

43. Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown)

44. The Transco Waterwall (Uptown)

45. Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown)

46. Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown)

47. Uptown Park fountain (Uptown)

48. Royal Sonesta (Uptown)

49. Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown)

50. America Tower (Allen Parkway)

51. Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway)

52. Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown)

53. Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown)

54. Market Square table fountain (downtown)

55. Root Memorial Square (downtown)

56. Sisters of Charity Park (downtown)

57. Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District)

58. Christ Church Cathedral (downtown)

59. Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH)

60. MD Anderson LIbrary fountain (UH)

61. The Williams Fountain (HBU)

62.Farish Hall fountain (UH)

63. Regency Square

64. Fountainview 1

65. Fountainview 2

66. Fountainview 3

67. Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands)

68. Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands)

69. Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands)

70. Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands)

71. City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre)

72. Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown)

73. Hobby Airport (Hobby)

74. Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood)

75. The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford)

76. Reliant Park South Main fountains (Reliant Park)

77. Memorial Hermann (Medical Center)

78.Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center)

79. MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center)

80. MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe (Medical Center)

81. Asia Society Texas (Museum District)

82. Bell Park (Museum District)

83. Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway)

84. Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway)

85. Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston)

86. Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston)

87. Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston)

88. Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston)

89. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston)

90. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston)

91. Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston)

92. The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston)

93. San Luis (Galveston)

94. Moody Gardens (Galveston)

95. Chase Tower (downtown)

96. Jones Hall (downtown)

97. Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown)

98. Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park)

99. Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose)

100. Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park)

101. Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown)

102. Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston

103. Sugar Land Town Square (Sugar Land)

104. The Woodlands Mall 1 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

105. The Woodlands Mall 2 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

106. Anadarko Tower (The Woodlands)

107. 1455 West Loop South (Uptown)

108. Landry's HQ 1 (Uptown)

109. Landry's HQ 2 (Uptown)

110. Hess Tower (Downtown)

111. Second Baptist (Houston)

112. The Diana Fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

113. Mrs. Parker's Founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

114. Cascading founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

115. East Garden founatin, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

116. Kemah Boardwalk 1 (Bay Area)

117. Kemah Boardwalk 2 (Bay Area)

118. One Sugar Creek Place Fountain (Sugar Land)
119. Sugar Creek Entry Fountains (Sugar Land)
120. Brazos Town Center Fountain (Rosenberg)
121. City of Rosenberg South Welcome Sign/Waterfall (Rosenberg)
122. George Memorial Library Amphitheater Fountain (Richmond)

123. KBR Tower, Cullen Center (Downtown)

124. Hong Kong Mall

125. St. Paul's Methodist Church

 

Hat tip to August 948 for No. 124.

[Houston19514]

126. One Post Oak Central, Apache (Uptown)

[Houston19514]

127.  Courthouse Square, Family Law Center (Downtown).

[Montrose1100]

128, Zuma Fun Center (Spring)

129. Standford Financial Building (Uptown)

[Montrose1100]

130. Key Club Fountain on Winrock Blvd.

131. Fairnont Apartments on San Felipe

Edited October 25, 2013 by Montrose1100

[HTX]

I don't think we can really count fountains at apartment complexes or corporate buildings as public.  If that is the case then there are thousands more fountains all around in the myriad retention ponds, residential developments out in the "burbs" and elsewhere.

 

 

We might very well be the retention pond capital of the world.  Why not capitalize on it?

[Houston19514]

WARNING - the following is a list of fountains in the Houston metropolitan area.  If you find the acknowledgement or listing of positive attributes of our city to be stupid or offensive, hit the back button on your browser.  ;-)

 

1. Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown)

2. Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown)

3. Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown)

4. Main Street Square (downtown)

5.Tranquility Park (downtown)

6. Jones Plaza (downtown)

7. Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown)

8. Allen Center Courtyard (downtown)

9. Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown)

10. Cotswold #1, Preston @ Smith (downtown)

11. Cotswold #2, Preston @ Louisiana (downtown)

12. Cotswold #3, Preston @ Market Square (downtown)

13. Cotswold #4, Preston @ Main (downtown)

14. Cotswold #5, Preston @Main (downtown)

15. Cotswold #6, Preston @ San Jacinto (downtown)

16. Cotswold #7, Preston @ Caroline (downtown)

17. Cotswold #8, Preston @ Crawford (downtown)

18. Cotswold #9, Prairie @ Travis (downtown)

19. Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown)

20. Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown)

21. 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown)

22. Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown)

23. Sesquicentennial Park (downtown)

24. Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park)

25. Mecom Fountain (Museum District)

26. Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center)

27. Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center)

28. HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict)

29. HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District)

30. Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District)

31. Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District)

32. George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District)

33. Midtown Square (midtown)

34. South Main Baptist (midtown)

35. Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District)

36. MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District)

37. MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District)

38. Caruth Plaza fountain (Reliant Park)

39. Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U)

40. Jones College Fountain (Rice U)

41. Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U)

42. Jamail Plaza (Rice U)

43. Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown)

44. The Transco Waterwall (Uptown)

45. Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown)

46. Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown)

47. Uptown Park fountain (Uptown)

48. Royal Sonesta (Uptown)

49. Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown)

50. America Tower (Allen Parkway)

51. Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway)

52. Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown)

53. Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown)

54. Cotswold #12, Congress @ Market Square (downtown)

55. Root Memorial Square (downtown)

56. Sisters of Charity Park (downtown)

57. Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District)

58. Christ Church Cathedral (downtown)

59. Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH)

60. MD Anderson LIbrary fountain (UH)

61. The Williams Fountain (HBU)

62.Farish Hall fountain (UH)

63. Regency Square

64. Fountainview 1

65. Fountainview 2

66. Fountainview 3

67. Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands)

68. Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands)

69. Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands)

70. Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands)

71. City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre)

72. Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown)

73. Hobby Airport (Hobby)

74. Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood)

75. The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford)

76. Reliant Park South Main fountains (Reliant Park)

77. Memorial Hermann (Medical Center)

78.Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center)

79. MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center)

80. MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe (Medical Center)

81. Asia Society Texas (Museum District)

82. Bell Park (Museum District)

83. Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway)

84. Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway)

85. Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston)

86. Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston)

87. Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston)

88. Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston)

89. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston)

90. Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston)

91. Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston)

92. The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston)

93. San Luis (Galveston)

94. Moody Gardens (Galveston)

95. Chase Tower (downtown)

96. Jones Hall (downtown)

97. Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown)

98. Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park)

99. Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose)

100. Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park)

101. Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown)

102. Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston

103. Sugar Land Town Square (Sugar Land)

104. The Woodlands Mall 1 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

105. The Woodlands Mall 2 at the waterway (The Woodlands)

106. Anadarko Tower (The Woodlands)

107. 1455 West Loop South (Uptown)

108. Landry's HQ 1 (Uptown)

109. Landry's HQ 2 (Uptown)

110. Hess Tower (Downtown)

111. Second Baptist (Houston)

112. The Diana Fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

113. Mrs. Parker's Founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

114. Cascading founatin, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks)

115. East Garden founatin, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks)

116. Kemah Boardwalk 1 (Bay Area)

117. Kemah Boardwalk 2 (Bay Area)

118. One Sugar Creek Place fountain (Sugar Land)

119. Sugar Creek entry fountains (Sugar Land)

120. Brazos Town Center fountain (Rosenberg)

121. City of Rosenberg south welcome sign/waterfall (Rosenberg)

122. George Memorial Library Amphitheater Fountain (Richmond)

123. KBR Tower, Cullen Center (Downtown)

124. Hong Kong Mall

125. St. Paul's Methodist Church

126. One Post Oak Central, Apache (Uptown)

127.  Courthouse Square, Family Law Center (Downtown)

128. Cotswold #10, Congress @ Main (Downtown)

129. Cotswold #11, Congress @ Main (Downtown)

130. 5050 Westheimer (Uptown)

131. Kings Harbor (Kingwood)

[cloud713]

there were talks of building a grand fountain in the middle of Dallas Street at Crawford, as sort of a gateway/focal point for the downtown retail corridor. not sure if thats still in the plans or not, but the PDF its in is still showing up on the downtown Houston development website.

http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2011-10-25/111024-AECOM-Final_Report-HDMD_Post.pdf

 

[cloud713]

Sorry for bumping this but I'm in downtown Indianapolis and we just walked by this circle fountain/central square type area with a big monument and fountains in the middle and it got me thinking of this thread. Why can't Houston build a monument thing like this to itself in the middle of an intersection in downtown, maybe towards the southeast or northeast side of the cbd. Somewhere currently surrounded by vacant blocks so they have room to build the circle and spur development on the 4 blocks around it/that part of downtown.

[arche_757]

Sorry for bumping this but I'm in downtown Indianapolis and we just walked by this circle fountain/central square type area with a big monument and fountains in the middle and it got me thinking of this thread. Why can't Houston build a monument thing like this to itself in the middle of an intersection in downtown, maybe towards the southeast or northeast side of the cbd. Somewhere currently surrounded by vacant blocks so they have room to build the circle and spur development on the 4 blocks around it/that part of downtown.

 

http://www.in.gov/iwm/

 

That is a monument to the soldiers and sailors - otherwise known as the Indiana War Memorial.

 

We have a larger memorial than that over at the San Jacinto Battlefield, except its so isolated and remote from the rest of the town that few people even visit.  It doesn't have any fountains incorporated into it however.  A shame that the Monument was built where it was, I've always thought it would have been an impressive addition to our skyline.  Oh well.

 

Indianapolis has 3-4 War monuments in and around downtown Indy.  Wish we had more monuments to noteworthy people and places in Houston.

 

I can think of DeBakey and a couple other scientists around here that are deserving... much less monuments to any of the past conflicts we've fought in (though I do believe a monument to WW2 or WW1 is a little late in coming now).

 

Edited October 27, 2014 by arche_757

[cloud713]

http://www.in.gov/iwm/

That is a monument to the soldiers and sailors - otherwise known as the Indiana War Memorial.

We have a larger memorial than that over at the San Jacinto Battlefield, except its so isolated and remote from the rest of the town that few people even visit. It doesn't have any fountains incorporated into it however. A shame that the Monument was built where it was, I've always thought it would have been an impressive addition to our skyline. Oh well.

Ah, I was wondering why it said 1861 on the top.. Civil war. That makes sense..

I think the San jacinto monument location makes sense, however inconvenient it may be to get there.. That's where the battle was.

I don't care what the monument/statue/fountain is for, I just think it would be neat to have something cool like that and was surprised a city like Indianapolis had a circle like that. It could be a monument to being the energy capital of the world, space city, whatever. Just something to drive new development in a currently deserted part of the cbd and make something interesting to see in the city landscape.

[arche_757]

Ah, I was wondering why it said 1861 on the top.. Civil war. That makes sense..

I think the San jacinto monument location makes sense, however inconvenient it may be to get there.. That's where the battle was.

I don't care what the monument/statue/fountain is for, I just think it would be neat to have something cool like that and was surprised a city like Indianapolis had a circle like that. It could be a monument to being the energy capital of the world, space city, whatever. Just something to drive new development in a currently deserted part of the cbd and make something interesting to see in the city landscape.

 

Yes and No (in regards to San Jacinto)...  Its where the battle was, however it would have been great if say the overall design/layout of the Montrose and Main Circle had incorporated a 550' tall monument.  Sadly one of the best architectural works in Houston is mostly unseen/unvisted (if thats a word) and largely ignored by Houstonians.

 

I agree we should start pushing for more grandiose civic works that include fountains and statues of great people.

[cloud713]

so where could a large circle 4 block intersection go? there arent many areas in downtown with 4 vacant blocks all next to each other. the only potential places i see are the intersections of Polk/Austin, Crawford/Franklin, or Franklin/Jackson. or Crawford/Pease, or Jackson/Pease. 

i like Pease/Crawford or Polk/Austin the best/think they would have the most potential. i believe the city had a little roundabout fountain towards the end of Dallas Ave/the retail district, in some plans from back in 2011.

[Houston19514]

We could just put it on top of the GRB  

Edited October 30, 2014 by Houston19514