Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain
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The Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain in President's Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Dedicated in October 1913, it commemorates the deaths of Archibald Butt (the military aide to President William Howard Taft) and Francis Davis Millet (a journalist and painter, and Butt's close friend and housemate). Both men died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.
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Location | President's Park, Washington, D.C. |
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Designer | Thomas Hastings, designer Daniel Chester French, bas-reliefs |
Type | Fountain and sculpture |
Material | Tennessee marble base, granite column |
Width | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Height | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Completion date | 1913 |
Dedicated to | Archibald Butt Francis Davis Millet |
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