Out In The Rain

by Iryna Goodall

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Out In The Rain

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Iryna Goodall

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The charming and historical fountain sculpture, titled “Out in the Rain, originally located at the Historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, is now sheltered at the Rome Historical Society.
Dr. Wiley Dr. Kingsley purchased the “Out in the Rain” sculpture at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, the first official World’s Fair in the United States, and had it placed in the yard of his home on Liberty Street.
According to a story in the publication “Gardening in America,” copies of the “Out in the Rain” fountain sold for $125 by 1904. Therefore, “its popularity was limited to upper middle-class and wealthy homeowners.”
The Kingsley home, and the fountain, were eventually taken over by the Women’s Community Center, also called the Woman’s Club.
In 1968, the center was demolished to make way for the construction of Fort Stanwix National Monument. The fountain was moved to the Family Y’s new building, at 301 W. Bloomfield St. There it sat, in storage, for 10 years, until a 1980 yard sale at the Y.
Treible, of 1011 N. George St. had bought the fountain for about $1, according to a story in the Daily Sentinel and offered it to the Rome Historical Society.

First place in the "All Glorious Gardens - Garden Statues" contest sponsored by "All Glorious Gardens" group 03/29/2020.

Third place in the "Sculpture Gardens" contest sponsored by Brooks Garten Hauschild 04/01/2016.

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March 12th, 2015

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