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Graff Memorial

Graff Memorial
Hugh Cannon, 1848 (restored 2006)
* In memory of Frederick Graff
* small gazebo, bust
* The bust in the second picture was added after the first picture was taken.
* inscription: To the memory of Frederick Graff, who designed and executed the Fairmount Water Works. Erected by the City Councils of Philadelphia, June 1, 1848
* In the garden of the Water Works. Along the Schuylkill Banks, near the Spring Garden Bridge.
* 39.965625,-75.183250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1933 picture of this piece
+librarycompany.org picture of this piece with artist information
+pafa.org's Hugh Cannon page
+wikipedia.org's Frederick Graff page
+fairmountwaterworks.org