Outdoor illumination of fountains has long been popular because of nighttime aesthetics, safety, and social uses. The Friends of the Public Garden is working with the City of Boston to reinstall submersible lights in the basins of the Brewer fountain. Still a work in progress, but we expect that the lighting will be installed in 2018.
Stay tuned! We will keep you updated on the project.
Brewer Fountain on Boston Common is a beautiful copy of the gold medal winning fountain sculpted for the Paris World's Fair of 1855 by French artists Mathurin Moreau and Alexandre Lambert. It was a gift to the city from philanthropist Gardner Brewer in 1868 when it was installed on the Common near his Beacon Street home. It was moved to its current location at the corner of Park and Tremont Streets around 1917. It is an exuberant fountain with water gods and goddesses, spouting dolphins, and terraced basins dropping water onto the figures below.
Learn more about the Friends and the restoration of Brewer Fountain and Brewer Fountain Plaza.